Gallery: Fans hyped for Jaguars pick at Duuval Draft Party

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars opened the gates of EverBank Stadium on Thursday night and let fans onto the field for the 2024 Duuval Draft Party.

Thousands of fans packed the field for the party that went late into the night before the Jaguars traded back in the draft and selected wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. out of LSU.

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After the pick, Jaguars fans sounded off about how they felt the team did with the first-round pick. Overall, fans seem pretty happy with the selection and a new, big weapon for quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Some fans also say they were a bit surprised.

“I think it’s a great pick. Jaguars needed a receiver. He’s the best available,” fan Rodger said.

“This guy’s a dog! For Trevor Lawrence, a number 1 receiver,” other fans said.

We also heard from many of our News4JAX Insiders who had thoughts about the selection. A lot of you like the pick.

Roz kept it simple, telling us:

“Great solid pick. Go Jags!!!!” Roz said.

Not everyone is on board though.

“One of the worst ever picks by this organization!!!! Who cares how many or what receivers we have if the QB can’t throw them the ball! We need O-linemen more than anything else!!!,” Brian said.

“I hope that he can continue to develop. He had a good junior year of high school ball before completely falling off as a senior. Then at LSU, he had two mediocre years before a good junior year while playing opposite wide receiver Malik Nabers, the number six pick in the draft. He has the second longest wingspan of all wide receivers, so I guess Baalke got his prototype player. I would give it a grade of C+. Let’s see if they can get a good CB on day two, or if they should have stayed at 17 to take Quinyon Mitchell,” another fan said.