What has new Jacksonville Jaguars’ general manager James Gladstone excited about the team’s roster moving forward?
It’s the opportunity that lies ahead over the next two draft cycles.
“There’s talent in a lot of key spots and with the amount of draft capital that we have at our disposal over the next two seasons it’s really exciting about what we can do there, especially knowing that’s the highest volume of draft capital that exists for any team in the NFL for the next two years,” said Gladstone during his introductory press conference on Monday.
The Jaguars will enter the 2025 NFL draft with 10 selections, which is the most in the league. Next offseason, in 2026, the Jaguars are currently slated to have nine selections–giving them 19 in total over the next two years. As Gladstone mentions, no team has more at the moment.
This provides the Jaguars with a real opportunity to transform the roster and to do so in a sustainable way, with the infusion of young, high upside players on affordable rookie deals.
Gladstone would add, that were the Jaguars currently sit isn’t all that different from his last two years with the LA Rams. After a five win 2022 season, the Rams had 24 draft picks over the last two draft cycles and transformed their roster.
Over the last two seasons, the Rams have put together a pair of 10 win seasons, which includes a pair of playoff appearances.
“We’re coming off two cycles with the Los Angeles Rams where that was the exact same case,” added Gladstone. “24 over the last two drafts, so really this is a dynamic that I’m uniquely positioned to navigate and really looking forward as a means to continue developing this roster.”
Working alongside Rams’ GM Les Snead, as beat writer Jourdan Rodrigue recently noted, Gladstone played a pivotal role in LA’s recent draft success, which included finding 10 starters, along with the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year in Jared Verse and a 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist in Puka Nacua, in just two offseasons.
“It’s just been astounding to watch James traffic control and strategize them through all of these new processes with Les Snead at the helm, of course, but James Gladstone has quietly been Les Snead’s right hand man for many years.” Rodrigue said.
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