The Jacksonville Jaguars paid a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick to acquire defensive tackle Jordan Davis from the Philadelphia Eagles, putting a premium price on immediate help along the defensive front. Davis joins a club that also added former Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III and former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Davon Godchaux in a busy day of trades.
Locked On Jaguars host Tony Wiggins framed the moves as a present-tense bet by general manager James Gladstone, executive vice president Tony Boselli, head coach Liam Coen and defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile. The Jaguars are 6-2 and play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, making the additions about strengthening a contender rather than preserving future draft flexibility.
Davis, the No. 13 overall selection in the 2022 NFL draft, gives Jacksonville a 6-foot-6 interior presence with experience handling run-game attention and playing on a championship-caliber Philadelphia front. The 26-year-old produced 193 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 15 quarterback hits, 11 passes defensed and 9.5 sacks across five seasons with the Eagles.
Wiggins argued Davis does not need to become a high-volume sack producer for the trade to work. He said the value lies in Davis commanding double teams, creating interior displacement and allowing the rest of Campanile’s defense to play faster around him.
That role pairs naturally with Godchaux, an experienced nose tackle acquired for a conditional sixth-round pick. Bates changes the back end of the defense, while the two interior additions give Jacksonville more answers against the run and more freedom to use its coverage pieces aggressively.
The cost is substantial. In addition to the first- and second-round selections sent for Davis, Jacksonville sent a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick to Atlanta for Bates. The front office has exchanged significant future capital for proven veterans, betting it can replenish picks later while taking advantage of its current position.
Wiggins acknowledged the draft cost but said the team is acting like a franchise that believes its window is open now. The immediate test comes in Nashville, where a reinforced front can begin showing whether the Jaguars’ trade deadline push translates into a more difficult defense to run against, scramble against and throw through.
Jacksonville now has to integrate three new defensive veterans quickly before facing Tennessee. Davis’ ability to affect the middle of the line will be the clearest early measure of whether the Jaguars’ largest trade investment pays off.
Jaguars News and Notes
– According to Spotrac, after Monday’s trades, the Jaguars have the following draft picks remaining for 2027:
- Round 3: Jaguars’ original pick
- Round 4: Jaguars’ original pick
- Round 5: Jaguars’ original pick
- Round 5: Projected compensatory pick
- Round 6: Projected compensatory pick
- Round 6: Projected compensatory pick
- Round 7: Jaguars’ original pick
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