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Here’s the latest crop of national media power rankings.
Welcome to the post-2025 NFL Draft edition of our Jacksonville Jaguars power rankings roundup.
All of our 2025 NFL Draft content covering the Jacksonville Jaguars is available HERE.
From the staff at The Score: 21
Travis Hunter, welcome to Jacksonville. The Jaguars made the splash of the draft by trading up for the two-way star and are ready to move forward with a new head coach and GM. Hunter and Brian Thomas Jr. will be a nightmare for opposing defenses.
From Steve Serby of the NY Post: 24
If new head coach Liam Coen can’t get the best out of Trevor Lawrence, maybe Travis Hunter opposite Brian Thomas Jr. can.
From Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report: 25
Once again, the Jaguars are starting over, this time with a 30-something general manager in James Gladstone and head coach in Liam Coen. To their credit, the organization’s latest incarnation favors being bold. A trade-up, which included giving up next season’s first-round pick, to select the 2025 NFL draft’s No. 1 prospect in Colorado’s Travis Hunter shows a completely different approach. Jacksonville needed to shake things up. Maybe Gladstone and Coen really will make a difference.
From the staff at Pro Football Network: 25
No team made a bigger splash in the draft than the Jacksonville Jaguars, as rookie general manager James Gladstone showed no fear by trading up for Travis Hunter. With Hunter reportedly set to focus on offense, that gives Trevor Lawrence one of the most fearsome receiver duos between the Colorado rookie and Brian Thomas Jr. ... Jacksonville mostly added potential role players like Caleb Ransaw and Jack Kiser in the draft, which could leave its defense struggling again if the stars aren’t more consistent in 2025.
From the staff of For The Win: 27
Trevor Lawrence is going to have to start playing better for us to rank them higher, but Travis Hunter is a tremendous step in the right direction for Jacksonville.
From Eric Edholm of NFL.com: 29
For a 34-year-old general manager in his maiden draft, James Gladstone sure showed some gusto in his bold move up to land Travis Hunter. There’s normally a value question about what the Jaguars gave up for a non-quarterback, but they might have landed a priceless gem: a player who potentially could be a standout at two positions, even if full-time duty still feels a tad far-fetched right now. Hunter was the biggest fish in a draft full of trout, and I get why the Jaguars so badly wanted to reel him in. Gladstone came from the Rams, where he saw how it can be worth breaking the bank for rare players. For a Jacksonville team that still feels like it has some holes to fill, however, the jury remains at loggerheads. Everyone wants to see what a Hunter-Brian Thomas Jr. pairing looks like, and if the duo will bring the best out of Trevor Lawrence....
