The Jacksonville Jaguars are back where no NFL franchise wants to be: in serious contention for next year’s No. 1 overall draft pick.
Jacksonville is now 2-8, and if Mac Jones is called upon to start more games, the Jags just might find themselves in the tankathon.com pole position — a place the franchise has been twice in the last four years.
Through Week 10, Jacksonville finds itself head-to-head with the New York Giants for NFL irrelevance:
2025 NFL Draft order through Week 10
| Pick | Team | 2024 record | Win % |
| No. 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-8 | .200 |
| No. 2 | New York Giants | 2-8 | .200 |
| No. 3 | Tennessee Titans | 2-7 | .222 |
| No. 4 | Cleveland Browns | 2-7 | .222 |
| No. 5 | Las Vegas Raiders | 2-7 | .222 |
| No. 6 | Miami Dolphins* | 2-6 | .250 |
| No. 7 | New England Patriots | 3-7 | .300 |
| No. 8 | New York Jets | 3-7 | .300 |
| No. 9 | New Orleans Saints | 3-7 | .300 |
| No. 10 | Carolina Panthers | 3-7 | .300 |
— Source tankathon.com/nfl | *plays on Monday Night Football
At this point, Jaguars fans are probably happy to see their team lose and increase their chances at No. 1 overall. What that pick represents, though, is a losing culture, and that’s something no NFL franchise wants to be associated with.
What’s coming for Jacksonville this offseason won’t be pretty. The Doug Pederson era is coming to an end, and owner Shahid Khan will also have to make a decision on general manager Trent Baalke.
Trevor Lawrence has already been minted as the franchise quarterback with a $275 million contract, and no matter where Jacksonville sits in the 2025 draft order, a couple highly touted rookies will do little to mask the stench that has crept into that locker room.
The Jaguars need a culture change, and some franchises — the Giants, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns — have spent decades trying to achieve that.
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