JACKSONVILLE – This was a numbers game – and a quality game, too.

Jaguars General Manager James Gladstone liked both parts of that game – and the Jaguars correspondingly liked a lot about a 2026 NFL Draft class that will go a long way toward forming and strengthening the foundation of the roster moving forward.

Gladstone called the Jaguars' '26 draft "strategically bold."

"We wanted to attack the volume play as best we could while at the same time prioritizing the players we felt could level up our team moving forward," he said.

Added Gladstone, "We're really excited about the outcome and the results and looking forward to these guys each getting a shot to hit the ground running when they arrive here in a couple of weeks."

The Jaguars, after not selecting in Round 1 for the first time in the franchise's 32 all-time drafts, selected 10 players over the final two days of the 2026 NFL Draft:

Nate Boerkircher, tight end, Texas A&M (No. 56 overall, Round 2).

Albert Regis, defensive tackle, Texas A&M (No. 81 overall, Round 3).

Emmanuel Pregnon, guard, Oregon (No. 88 overall, Round 3).

Jalen Huskey, safety, Maryland (No. 100 overall, Round 3).

Wesley Williams, edge, Duke (No. 119 overall, Round 4).

Tanner Koziol, tight end, Houston (No. 164 overall, Round 5).

Josh Cameron, wide receiver, Baylor (No. 191 overall, Round 6).

CJ Williams, wide receiver, Stanford (No. 203 overall, Round 6).

Zach Durfee, edge, Washington (No. 233 overall, Round 7).

Parker Hughes, linebacker, Middle Tennessee State (No. 240 overall, Round 7).

"Competition breeds excellence," Jaguars Head Coach Liam Coen said. "You try to get players in here that are going to compete with the guys who are here while also knowing you feel really good about the team you have. That's a cool position to be in, to not have to reach for any specific position,

"That's fun. That makes it a fun draft – for you to be able to go and find the guys you want in this building as a collective. There's a lot of heat for a lot of these guys who are coming in."

Coen said the emphasis remained on "getting guys who are super competitive, who love football, who love to compete and the process that goes along with it."

"It's always at the forefront of every pick we make," Coen said. "You're trying to challenge the locker room, trying to challenge it both on the field and off the field."

Gladstone, too, discussed the Jaguars' current leadership's second draft in the context of "Duval DNA."

"It's something we really spend a lot of energy curating and tracking," he said. "At each pick point it's really what's top of mind, ensuring we don't drift too far from it."

The Jaguars executed two trades over three days of the '26 draft, both on Saturday. The first came when they selected Wesley Williams, trading No. 124 (Round 4) and No. 166 overall (Round 5) to the Carolina Panthers for No. 119 (Round 4) and No. 196 overall (Round 6).

Williams was the Jaguars' first selection Saturday.

"That dude gets after it," Gladstone said. "He has a makeup that aligns with everything we covet. The fact that he's able to disrupt both the run and pass is really a helpful piece to our cause. We don't want to be too one-dimensional defensively."

The Jaguars on Saturday also traded up to select Cameron, sending the Nos. 196 (Round 6) and 245 (Round 7) overall selections to the New England Patriots for No. 191. Both receivers – Cameron and Williams – were Round 6 selections Saturday.

Gladstone on Saturday evening emphasized his philosophy of obtaining a "high volume of draft capital," calling it a theme to the '26 draft. He added that a core to his overall approach is, "The more at bats you have, the more opportunity you have for successful selections."

"It was exactly that," Gladstone said of the team's approach this weekend. "It was a higher volume of draft capital, making sure we prioritize guys that match and align with what I've spoken a lot about – which is the intangible elements, the elements that don't necessarily always lie on the surface but are beneath the hood.

"It's very clear internally that we were able to do just that. We're really excited about what lies in front of us."