June 22, 2026

NFL Draft: Jaguars Select Ohio State TE Luke Farrell at No. 145


The Jacksonville Jaguars have made their first draft selection at tight end, coming several rounds after many projected they would.  After days of fans pushing for the Jaguars to finally address a shoddy tight end depth chart, the Jaguars drafted Ohio State tight end Luke Farrell at No. 145 overall, the first pick of the fifth round.  It is far from surprising to see Farrell land with the Jaguars considering head coach Urban Meyer’s connection to the Ohio State program. Farrell is the first Buckeyes player that Meyer and the Jaguars have drafted, but it had long been presumed the Jaguars would target players with familiarity with Meyer.  Ferrell was recruited by Meyer’s Buckeyes program in 2016 when he was a four-star recruit and the No. 7 overall tight end recruit. Farrell redshirted in 2016 and caught just two passes for 19 yards in eight games as a redshirt freshman…

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