Don’t look now, but the Jaguars currently own the No. 1 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft (per Tankathon).
Week 4 is way too early in the season to seriously monitor the upcoming draft order, but after their disastrous 0-3 start, the Jaguars find themselves in a spot no one expected them to be.
Especially not Jaguars owner Shad Khan.
“Winning now is the expectation,” Khan was quoted in Jacksonville’s “The Hunt” YouTube series before the season. “Make no mistake, this is the best team assembled by the Jacksonville Jaguars, ever. Best players, best coaches. But most importantly, let’s prove it by winning now.”
Given the extreme circumstances of the Jaguars’ season not going as planned, Jaguars Wire presents a first-round 2025 mock draft for Jacksonville.
First round, No. 1 overall: Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Whether general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Doug Pederson both maintain their posts through the draft, one sticks around and not the other, or Khan opts to clean the Jaguars’ decision-making house, Trevor Lawrence will still be Jacksonville’s quarterback this offseason and for a long time to come.
One of, if not Jacksonville’s biggest priority in March through April must be to improve the protection of its $275 million investment.
Campbell checks in currently as the No. 9 overall prospect on the NFL mock draft database consensus big board and is viewed as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2025 draft class.
A true junior with 30 college starts under his belt already, Campbell has proven his worth as a prospect on the field and can boost his overall stock with continued strong play and, so long as he declares for the pros, a compelling draft process.
The 6-foot-6, 323-pound Campbell is a polished pass-blocker who has not allowed a sack since Week 10 of his freshman year, per Pro Football Focus. He has given up only two quarterback pressures this season, over 165 true pass-blocking snaps.
On average, Campbell has allowed a pressure once every 30.5 true pass-blocking snaps in his career.
Campbell is also a solid run blocker but has been less consistent in this area than in protecting LSU’s quarterback. He peaked with an 85.5 out of 100 PFF season-long run-blocking grade in 2023, but is down to 66.4 this season and finished at 66.6 in 2022, both slightly above-average marks.
A left tackle through and through, Campbell has spent 1,755 of his 1,757 offensive snaps with the Tigers at that spot, with the other two reps at right tackle.
Campbell’s biggest concern is his tendency to be penalized. He has collected 10 offensive flags in his college career, including four this season, all false starts.
This should be a coachable flaw, especially in the NFL, but a one-penalty-per-game average to begin his third year as a starter raises a red flag.
Still, Campbell projects as a plug-and-play offensive tackle at the next level who should quickly present his next team with a steady presence in pass protection. Jacksonville would greatly benefit from acquiring such a prospect, whether it is Campbell or another top tackle.
Lawrence has been sacked 11 times through three weeks this season. PFF dings Jacksonville’s starting offensive linemen for allowing a combined 35 pressures, with offensive tackles Cam Robinson (13) and Anton Harrison (nine) accounting for 21.
Robinson, who has started at left tackle for Jacksonville since 2017, is in the final season of the three-year, $52.8 million contract he signed with the Jaguars in 2022. His backup, Walker Little, is also slated to become a free agent this offseason.