Jaguars Podcast: Who Will Jacksonville Draft at No. 24?

In this week's episode, John and Gus give their final predictions for No. 24 overall.

The 2023 NFL Draft is here. 

After months of debate, back-and-forth, pondering about the unlimited scenarios facing each team and more, the draft is finally here. No more questions. No more wondering. Only answers. 

With the Jacksonville Jaguars picking at No. 24 overall on Thursday, it will take 23 selections to know who the newest Jaguar is. But that doesn't mean we don't have our own ideas. 

"You’re always balancing need and value, and when you say that, really, each year, the board is different. There are different strengths and weaknesses in every draft," Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke said last week. "Some years, the O-line, D-line are more prominent than maybe the edge guys or vice-versa, inside versus out. You’re still setting the board based on value. Once you’ve got the board set on value, then you start looking at the needs. 

"You don’t want to push players up the board value-wise just because you have a need at that position. I’ve been doing this a while now, and most of the time, the value and need come together. Very few times have I looked at the board and said there’s just no value at the position of need we have. Sometimes it might be a card off, but it’s still close enough where you can address the need.”

In this week's episode, John and Gus attempt to answer exactly that question for Baalke and the Jaguars, delivering our final predictions for pick No. 24. 

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