Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Brian Thomas Jr. is a Jaguar after the team traded down from pick 17 to draft him at pick 23. Gus and John return to the JaguarReport Podcast to discuss. Check out Episode 97 of the JaguarReport Podcast, hosted by Gus Logue and John Shipley. You can listen to the JaguarReport Podcast on Megaphone, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. John and I discussed the Jacksonville Jaguars’ process to trade down from pick no. 17 to 23 and their selection of LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke said Thursday after Day 1 ended: “When you go into the draft, you try to identify players that can help you on either side of the ball. Brian is a young man, I think he had 22 targets over 20-plus yards and scored 15 touchdowns on those. He’s an explosive athlete, he can help open up the field a little bit. He’s certainly a younger receiver for Trevor [Lawrence] to build around and our offense to build around. There were a lot of positives to the pick, a lot of time and energy went into it. I feel good about where we’re at.” Tune in to hear our takeaways, and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Who are the best prospects still on the board for the Jaguars entering the second and third rounds? The Jacksonville Jaguars got their franchise quarterback a shiny new receiver in Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday. The first 32 picks are complete, but we still have 225 selections to go. Here are the best prospects still available in the draft, per Arif Hasan’s consensus big board. Bolded names indicate the prospect met with the Jaguars during the pre-draft process. Jer’Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia Keon Coleman, WR, FSU Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri Zach Frazier, IOL, West Virginia Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU Payton Wilson, LB, NC State Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota Cooper Beebe, IOL, Kansas State Braden Fiske, DT, FSU Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia Junior Colson, LB, Michigan Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan Chris Braswell, EDGE, Alabama T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas Christian Haynes, IOL, UConn Trey Benson, RB, FSU Ja’Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas Marshawn Kneeland, EDGE, Western Michigan Patrick Paul, OT, Houston Ja’Lynn Polk, WR, Washington Javon Bullard, S, Georgia Bralen Trice, EDGE, Washington Max Melton, CB, Rutgers Let us know in the comments who you want to see the Jags select tonight!