The Jacksonville Jaguars selected 13 players during the 2023 NFL Draft, most in franchise history. The team’s single best pick may have been Texas A&M safety Antonio Johnson in the fifth round; the former Aggie was expected to go much earlier in the draft.
Ted Nyugen, who does great X’s and O’s analysis for The Athletic, listed Johnson as one of 10 rookies whose scheme fit he finds most intriguing. Nyugen wrote:
Johnson was The Athletic’s Dane Brugler’s No. 2 safety but dropped to the fifth round.