The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[8][9][10] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[11] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[12]
^Jacksonville traded a 1995 first-, third-, and fourth-round selection (Nos. 31, 97, and 134 overall) and 1996 fourth-round selection (No. 113 overall) to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for their 1995 first-round selection (No. 19 overall).[21]
^Jacksonville traded quarterback Rob Johnson to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 1998 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 9 and 101 overall).[22]
^Jacksonville was originally held the No. 8 overall pick but drafted at pick No. 7 due to the Minnesota Vikings failing to submit their pick within the allotted time frame.[23]
^Jacksonville traded their 2007 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for their 2007 first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 21, 86, and 198 overall).[24]
^Jacksonville traded their 2008 first-, fourth-, and two third-round selections (Nos. 26, 125, 71, and 89 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their 2008 first-round selection (No. 8 overall).[25]
^Jacksonville traded their 2011 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 16 and 49 overall) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for their 2011 first-round selection (No. 10 overall).[26]
^Jacksonville traded their 2012 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 7 and 101 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2012 first-round selection (No. 5 overall).[27]
^ abJacksonville traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for their 2020 first-round selection (No. 20 overall) and 2021 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 25 and 130 overall).[28]
^Jacksonville traded their 2022 second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 33, 106, and 180 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2022 first-round selection (No. 27 overall).[29]
^ abJacksonville traded their 2023 first-round selection (No. 24 overall) to the New York Giants in exchange for their 2023 first-, fifth-, and seventh-round selections (Nos. 25, 160, and 240 overall).[30]
^Jacksonville traded a 2023 first-round selection (No. 25 overall, received from the New York Giants)[K] to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2023 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 27 and 130 overall).[30]
^Jacksonville traded their 2024 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for their 2024 first- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 23 and 167 overall) and 2025 third- and fourth-round selections (nos. yet to be determined).[31]