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The Jacksonville Jaguars will look a lot different when the 2025 NFL season kicks off this fall. Jacksonville made several important changes this offseason after only winning four games during the 2024 season. One of the biggest moves was prying Liam Coen away from the Buccaneers and making him the next head coach of the Jaguars.
Coen went to work right away putting his stamp on the roster. He started all the way at the top, replacing GM Trent Baalke with former Rams Director of Scouting Strategy James Gladstone.
The pair of Coen and Gladstone made some smart moves in NFL free agency, adding depth on both sides of the football.
However, the new regime made their biggest moves during the 2025 NFL Draft. The Jaguars added nine players, a handful of whom will have important roles during their rookie seasons.
Jaguars fans finally have some hope for the future with Coen and Gladstone at the helm.
But it is not all sunshine and rainbows. Not every move this new regime made will work out.
What was the greatest risk that Jacksonville took during the offseason? And will it eventually hurt the team during the 2025 NFL season?
Below we will explore the riskiest move the Jaguars made during the 2025 NFL offseason.
Let’s first start off with a disclaimer. Just because a move is risky, does not mean it is boring or widely panned. In fact, it can be an exciting and sexy move like this one.
The Jaguars shocked the NFL when they traded up to the second overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Jacksonville then selected superstar and dual-threat unicorn Travis Hunter.
Before we get into the specifics about why this was a risky move, let’s go over the trade terms between Jacksonville and Cleveland.
Jaguars receive:
Browns receive:
Jacksonville gave up a nice package of picks just to move up three spots to select Travis Hunter.
On paper, this is a risky move by the Jaguars. Jacksonville could have easily stayed at pick five and drafted a really good player, likely Mason Graham. They also could have traded down and acquired more picks to fuel their retooling efforts.
Jacksonville will have to prepare for next offseason without a first-round pick. It is easy to ignore future picks for a time, but the Jaguars will inevitably experience some pain because of this trade.
The riskiest part of this move is not simply giving away a future first-round pick. It is the fact that this move creates pressure for the new regime. If the Jaguars experience growing pains in 2025, and end up having a poor record, it...
