EUGENE, OREGON – SEPTEMBER 6: Emmanuel Pregnon #75 of the Oregon Geese in motion throughout a sport between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Oregon Geese at Autzen Stadium on September 6, 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photograph by Robin Alam/ISI Images/ISI Images through Getty Photos) | ISI Images through Getty Photos
A few 12 months in the past, the Jacksonville Jaguars introduced one of many sport’s most well-known athletes into its constructing.
The arrival of former Heisman Trophy winner and two-way phenom Travis Hunter was, in a phrase, lit.
Jaguars rookies have been doing drills on the sector for 10 minutes and Travis Hunter has already gotten two ovations. pic.twitter.com/ChriXU5tXS
— Michael DiRocco (@ESPNdirocco) Might 10, 2025
Jacksonville’s 2026 rookie minicamp is about to kick off, and though there isn’t a shiny new top-2 choose — and even top-50 choose — to reward effusively, there’s nonetheless loads to be enthusiastic about!
Let’s take a second to get to know the rookies whom we’ll be intently monitoring all through the following a number of months.
Listed below are three causes the Jaguars drafted every one.
Nate Boerkircher
TE | Texas A&M | 56th total choose
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Ranked third amongst 35 TE prospects with a 142.1 passer ranking when focused in 2025 (through SIS)
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Offensive coordinator Grant Udinksi: “He brings a lot really in all phases of the game. Before you even talk about what he does on the field, you talk about the guy off the field, and he’s really our type of guy, with the way he approaches football, approaches preparation. On the field, he’ll probably be labeled a little bit as a blocker because of his production at A&M, but I think he’s more than that and has capabilities to continue to grow in our offense and then unlock some of what Brenton [Strange] and some of our other tight ends and receivers can do in the pass game as well.”
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Sail-Drive vs Fireplace Zone coverageWatch TE Nate Boerkircher decelerate to verify the spacing is true with the shallow and that he’s maximizing his time within the window pic.twitter.com/RupPclv8EA
— Max Toscano (@maxtoscano1) December 20, 2025
Albert Regis
DT | Texas A&M | 81st total choose
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Ranked second amongst 42 DT prospects with a 7% share of staff tackles in 2025 (through SIS)
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Defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile: “Just love his play style, super tough kid. When you turn the tape on, watching Albert, he’s a nose guard that plays sideline to sideline, that’s the first thing that jumps out. He’s constantly running around, making plays, high-effort guy, so he fits our DNA perfectly here. He comes from a great program, he’s been coached really really well, been in a super competitve environment the past five years, so in every which way he’s a perfect fit.”
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Simply watch Albert Regis the entire clip 😅 pic.twitter.com/rARpgy80kz
— Drewtamu (@Drewtamu) August 22, 2025
Emmanuel Pregnon
G | Oregon | 88th total choose
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Ranked second amongst 48 IOL prospects with 7.2 yards per carry when run behind in gap-blocking schemes in 2025 (through SIS)
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Head coach Liam Coen: “You look at the physical attributes, the stuff we can’t coach, and then a guy that wasn’t a mental error guy, wasn’t somebody that couldn’t handle all of what Oregon was able to do in their system, checking and killing plays, audibles, alerts, all of those kinds of things that you’re hunting up from a, ‘Okay, can he go and do that at this level?’ We believe so. And you look at in the pass pro and in the run game, getting bigger, I like that.”
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Go professional ain't passive that includes #Oregon LG Emmanuel Pregnon, who has been stout for the Geese' offensive line and is at all times on the lookout for work on working and passing downs. pic.twitter.com/7p7389CCYG
— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) December 9, 2025
Jalen Huskey
DB | Maryland | a centesimal total choose
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Ranked eighth amongst 33 S prospects with a 62% deserved catch price allowed in 2025 (through SIS)
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Gladstone: “We talked a little bit about the bigger personnel groupings becoming a trend. To combat that, you’re getting hybrid safety/corners and bigger bodies at the position that can help match that a little bit more effectively. Something that we prioritize not only on the defensive back end but across the entire roster is versatility. He certainly offers that, but at the same time, his play style is one that is extremely aggressive and tough and physical. That really captured our attention and our hearts, and at the same time, he touches the football.”
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Jalen Huskey has glorious instincts and mirrors the QB effectively. Love watching him take the fitting angle based mostly on the QB's eyes. He isn't essentially the most explosive lateral mover, however his instincts take him to the play with regularity and he arrives with a success stick pic.twitter.com/r8bDc9rJOX
— Daniel Harms (@InHarmsWay19) April 15, 2026
Wesley Williams
EDGE | Duke | 119th total choose
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Ranked first amongst 45 EDGE prospects with a 192 adjusted deal with depth rating in 2025 (through SIS)
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Campanile: “Love his play style, he’s a super physical kid, and he’s got a lot of positional flexibility … gives us the chance to kind of move him around and move some other pieces around. We just love his play style. He’s a run-and-hit guy. And that’s one of the things that’s a recurring theme with all the guys we’ve taken. They love to hit, they love contact, and we’re always looking for guys that seek contact.”
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#Duke EDGE Wesley Williams has been the picker on these stunts all night time, so it's solely proper that he get rewarded as a looper on the T/E with a sack of his personal pic.twitter.com/g3ZuJ5zsrF
— Fran Duffy (@FDuffyNFL) January 28, 2026
Tanner Koziol
TE | Houston | 164th total choose
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Led the FBS with 168 mixed catches within the 2024 and 2025 seasons (through The Athletic’s Dane Brugler)
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Director of Faculty Scouting Brian Hill: “Tanner, he’s got a huge wingspan, huge target down the seam for us. I’ve seen his progression since Ball State. He definitely stands out at practice, he’s 6’ 6”, all of that. I feel he’s essentially the most focused tight finish in PFF historical past, so he’s had a whole lot of work as a receiver, and it positively stands out on the Senior Bowl. He had a extremely good Senior Bowl. Guys like that the place they’re flexed out and aligned within the slot, tight ends like that, they will enhance as blockers once they’re extra decreased inside inline, so we’re anticipating that out of him. And clearly we’ve bought an excellent Power & Efficiency workers, get him stronger within the weight room, and enhance within the blocking aspect.”
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Unbelievable seize by Houston TE Tanner Koziol pic.twitter.com/KV6iSGqIxJ
— Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) January 30, 2026
Josh Cameron
WR | Baylor | 191st total choose
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Ranked seventh amongst 432 FBS gamers with 16 contested catches in 2025 (through PFF)
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Cameron: “Yeah, from me, you’re going to get a physical tough receiver. Someone who likes to do the dirty work, someone who likes to do it all, and someone who is really, I guess you can say, a unicorn. I’m not your stereotypical receiver body type wise. But I think that works in my favor to where you can put and plug me into so many different positions. And I’m just that guy who can really do it all type deal. I bring my special teams ability as well. And so, I’m someone who can, like I said, do it all.”
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Josh Cameron #Baylor #NFLDraft – Works into toes of DB– Sturdy extension to focus on– Focus in tight coverageCameron wins usually when working throughout the sector and up the seams/boundary of zone protection pic.twitter.com/HMy5eRs3dr
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) December 5, 2025
CJ Williams
WR | Stanford | 203th total choose
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First Cardinal with three consecutive 100-yard receiving video games since 2004 (through Stanford PR)
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Gladstone: “He fits the bill for a lot of the things that I have long appreciated in wide receiver play. With both the guys that we drafted at the position, they are extremely tough. Extremely good blockers, they are extremely good at attacking the football. Really excited about both him and Josh [Cameron] entering the fray.”
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CJ Williams blasted dude on a block and caught it one handed! I’m rooting for you my man🔥 pic.twitter.com/1xOshiT0aK
— J-Villains Podcast (@JVillainsPod) Might 5, 2026
Zach Durfee
EDGE | Washington | 233rd total choose
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Ranked third within the Northern Solar Intercollegiate Convention with 11.0 sacks in 2022 after becoming a member of Sioux Falls as a walk-on (through Jaguars PR)
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Gladstone: “Certainly excited to bring him into the organization, knowing that he’s got really a cool background, and one that is not all that different than some of the others that we drafted in overcoming the odds and earning their place. He was really, really effective in rushing the passer and creating disruption this past season.”
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Zack. Sack. 😤🙌 @zach_durfee 📺 @BigTenNetwork #AllAboutTheW pic.twitter.com/dXnvZ6a2cl
— Washington Soccer (@UW_Football) September 7, 2024
Parker Hughes
LB | Center Tennessee State | 240th total choose
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First Blue Raider with 100 tackles in a single season since 2013 (through MTSU PR)
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Gladstone: “Certainly think you can find quality players at a ton of different intervals, and we certainly had success towards the latter portion of drafts and also undrafted college free agency in Los Angeles, specifically at the linebacker position. But nonetheless, I think that instincts are certainly going to be something that reigns supreme in that space, knowing that a lot happens fast, and in the specific interest of Parker, that stands out in a real way.”
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Jaguars followers, is there something you’ll be maintaining your eye out for concerning stories popping out of this weekend’s rookie minicamp?
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