Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Doug Pederson met with the media for the franchise’s pre-draft press conference on Friday. As expected, they didn’t reveal who they were going to take with the No. 1 overall pick next week.
However, there were some takeaways, like Baalke making it clear it wasn’t Aidan Hutchinson or bust on the Jaguars’ board.
“Again, we worry about our board and how we have players valued,” he said. “I really don’t pay much attention to what other people are thinking or saying because you don’t know. You don’t know what’s fact. You don’t know what’s fiction at this point. This is a unique period where I think there’s a lot of guys that are valued very similar …”
The popular pick for the Jaguars would be Hutchinson. Baalke would draw deep angst from some within the fan base again if he elected to pick Walker instead.
Here are a few of our takeaways from Friday’s press conference: