What did the Jacksonville Jaguars' AFC South division rivals do in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft?
After trading up for Travis Hunter in last year's draft, the Jaguars were without a first-round selection. Jacksonville does, however, have four picks on Day 2, giving them the opportunity to "really level up," as GM James Gladstone put it on Thursday evening.
Here is how the rest of the AFC South fared in Round 1.
Like the Jaguars, the Indianapolis Colts did not have a first-round pick either, after trading it -- and their 2027 first-round pick -- to the New York Jets during last year's trade deadline for cornerback Sauce Gardner.
With the fourth overall pick, the Titans picked Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate -- the first wideout taken in this year's draft. Tate totaled 733 receiving yards in 2024 and 875 yards this past season with 13 combined touchdowns. He also averaged 17.2 yards per catch in 2025.
The Titans then traded back into the first round, taking Auburn defensive end Keldric Faulk at 31st overall. Tennessee gave the Bills picks 35, 66, and 101 to move up in exchange for picks 31, 69, and 165.
Faulk has been one of PFF's top run defenders at the defensive end position the last two years, and totaled 75 pressures with 11 sacks during that span as a pass rusher.
The Texans moved up as well in Round 1, jumping from pick 28 to pick 26 to select Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge. Houston traded away picks 28, 69, and 167 to the Bills.
This was one of the surprising picks in Round 1, with Rutledge ranked as the 59th overall prospect on Arif Hasan's consensus big board.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: What picks did Jaguars' AFC South rivals make in Round 1?