BREAKING: First GM Candidate Interview For Jaguars Revealed

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to conduct their first general manager interview of the general manager search.

"49ers Director, Scouting and Football Operations Josh Williams will become the first candidate today to interview for the Jaguars GM job, per source," ESPN's Adam Schefter said on social media.

The Jaguars are set to hold virtual interviews with the first round of candidates this week before making a finalist list. With the NFL Scouting Combine in just two weeks, it makes sense for the Jaguars to go through this process quickly.

Including interim general manager Ethan Waugh, the Jaguars now have eight known candidates for the role vacated by ex-general manager Trent Baalke.

The list includes: Waugh; New York Giants assistant general manager Brandon Brown; Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham; Cincinnati Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown; and Los Angeles Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander; Los Angeles Rams director of scouting James Gladstone; San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams; Buffalo Bills Director of Player Personnel Terrance Gray.

Williams' time with the 49ers overlapped with former general manager Trent Baalke and current interim general manager and former assistant general manager Ethan Waugh. The Jaguars moved on from Baalke last month after he spent four seasons as the team's general manager and five seasons with a top-ranking role in the front office. Now, the Jaguars are looking for his long-term replacement.

In addition to the general manager search, the Jaguars made a key front office hire last Monday by naming Tony Boselli as the team's new executive vice president of football operations. Boselli will now work hand in hand with the Jaguars' new general manager and head coach Liam Coen to form the Jaguars' newest power structure.

"Boselli will report to Khan, as does new head coach Liam Coen. The team’s general manager will also report to Khan once that hire has been made in the weeks ahead. The new general manager will then join Coen and Boselli to form a football leadership unit that will collaborate and align on all major football decisions, develop a long-term strategy for sustainable on-field success, and provide counsel to the team owner," the Jaguars said in a statement on Monday.

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