With yet another loss on Sunday paired with a New York Jets win, the Jacksonville Jaguars have officially secured the first pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
This means that the Jaguars will almost certainly be drafting Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who many experts see as the best quarterback prospect of the decade.
The Jaguars won their first game of the 2020 season and haven’t won one since. The early favorites to secure the pick were the Jets, who lost their first 13 games but have now won two straight games, defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-16 this Sunday.
If the Jaguars win their last game and the Jets lose theirs, both teams will finish the season with a 2-14 record. However, the Jaguars will own the strength-of-schedule tie-breaker, which is why it is now certain that they are officially owners of the first pick.
This will be the first time in the 26-year history of the franchise that Jacksonville will have the first pick in the draft. If the Jaguars lose in Week 17, they will also secure their worst record in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 2-14 in 2012.
The consensus No. 1 pick, Trevor Lawrence, is a true junior who has yet to officially declare for the NFL Draft.
However, most expect Lawrence to skip his final year at Clemson to join the NFL. In three years at Clemson, Lawrence has thrown for 88 touchdowns and only 16 interceptions. He is also a front runner to win the Heisman trophy this year.
