2023 NFL Draft: Jaguars Select Penn State TE Brenton Strange at No. 61 Overall

The Jacksonville Jaguars have made their selection.

Picking at No. 61 overall, the Jaguars have selected Penn State tight end Brenton Strange.

A four-star recruit, Strange was the no. 14 tight end in the 2019 class. Strange, 22, measured at the combine at 6-foot-3, 253 pounds and ran a 4.70 40-yard dash.

Strange caught one pass for four yards and one touchdown as a true freshman before starting five games in 2020, catching 17 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Strange then became a full-time starter in 2021, starting all 13 games and catching 20 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

Strange had his best season in 2022, starting all 13 games and catching 32 passes for 362 yards and five touchdowns. Strange will now join Evan Engram, Luke Farrell, and Gerritt Prince in the tight end room.

The Jaguars initially were slotted to pick at No. 56 overall, but general manager Trent Baalke and the Jaguars made their third trade down, trading with the Chicago Bears for No. 61 and No. 135.

Strange is the second player the Jaguars have selected this weekend, joining Oklahoma offensive tackle Anton Harrison at No. 27 overall.

The rest of the Jaguars selections are as follows.

3rd: No. 88
4th: No. 121 (via TB), No. 127
5th: No. 135 (via CHI), No. 160 (via NYG)
6th: No. 185 (via NYJ), No. 202, No. 208 (via PHI)
7th: No. 226 (via CAR), No. 240 (via NYG)

The Jaguars have multiple picks in rounds four, five, six and seven, with three picks in the sixth round alone.