Jaguars down to four players for No. 1 pick in NFL Draft no calls about trading

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A running back, a quarterback, a kicker. Could any of those positions be the first to go off the board when the Jaguars make the first overall pick?While Jacksonville general manager Trent Baalke joked during about the po sibility of one of those positions being the positions of the Torry Holt Jersey  players left in consideration to go No. 1 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, none of those positions are likely to be first off the board. Baalke didn't specify exactly which positions are at the top of the board, but he did give a number of players that are left at the top: four.Baalke described the decision on who the pick will be as a "work in progre s.""We still have several meetings to go through, lot of discu sions between the coaching staff, the personnel staff. We're continuing to dig up and do research on these guys," Baalke said. "The pick doesn't have to be made today, so there's no sense in forcing it now. We've got plenty of time, we're ahead of last year's schedule in terms of preparation, we' Bobby Brown III Jersey ve worked hard to get there, but the decision doesn't have to be made right now, so why make it?"MORE:Jacksonville might not be 100 percent certain who it will take in the draft, but don't expect to see the Jaguars trading that first overall pick. Baalke said that while he has told teams they are open to discu sions on moving the pick, there has not been much progre s made with any team on moving the pick."We let people know we were open to discu sions. You always are. You never say never," Baalke said. "Maybe last year when you're sitting with the first pick and the quarterback's there that you're going to take, that's not negotiable, Jeremiah Kolone Jersey  but most of the time, that is negotiable so we're willing to listen. But to answer your question, no, nobody's called directly."NFL MOCK DRAFT: Baalke might not have confirmed what positions the four players left in consideration for the first overall pick are, but most in the NFL world would a sume defensive end and offensive tackle.Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson has been viewed as the favorite for the past several months to be selected first overall by the Jaguars, with Georgia defensive end Travon Walker emerging as a dark horse. Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux entered the 2021 season as the favorite Jake Funk Jersey  to go first, but is no longer the consensus choice he once appeared to be.Then there are the offensive tackles: Evan Neal from Alabama and Ikem Ekwonu from NC State. As the Jaguars continue to build the franchise around quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the team might look to add another strong option on the outside of the offensive line along with tackle Cam Robinson to protect the 2021 NFL Draft's first overall pick.MORE:The apparent lack of interest around the league in trading up for the first overall pick means that it is also unlikely that the top spot will be traded for the sixth time in NFL history. Here are the only five times a team has traded the No. 1 pick:YearOriginal teamTraded toPick1990FalconsColtsQB Jeff George1995PanthersBengalsRB Ki-Jana Carter1997JetsRamsOT Orlando Pace2001ChargersFalconsQB Michael Vick2016TitansRamsQB Jared GoffGiven the lack of a consensus top pick in  Tyler Hall Jersey the draft or a star quarterback, it is unsurprising that there is not much interest from other teams in trading up. It likely would cost a lot for a team to swap with Jacksonville for the top spot, and teams most often make the trade up to No. 1 to make sure they get their guy.If the Jaguars are debating among four players le s than a week out from the draft, it is safe to a sume other teams are in a similar position when evaluating the top talent in the cla s.