The Jacksonville Jaguars added reinforcements to several position groups in the NFL Draft. However, they weren't the only team in the AFC South that improved since the end of the 2024 season. All their division foes loaded up on players who could give the Jags trouble in the upcoming years.
This begs the question, which players did other AFC South teams just draft that could haunt Jacksonville? These three come to mind.
Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans
The Houston Texans needed to find a bookend receiver for Tank Dell after moving on from Stefon Diggs. Instead of making a splash move in free agency like they did last year, they waited for the draft to select Jayden Higgins.
Expected to go late in the first or early in the second, Higgins landed with the Texans. He might need time to get adjusted to the pros, but his ability to win contested catches and line up anywhere across the line of scrimmage could turn out to be a challenge for the Jaguars' secondary group down the road.
Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts
Linebacker isn't necessarily a weakness for the Jaguars, but it isn't a strength either. Foyesade Oluokun, Devin Lloyd, Ventrell Miller (and now Jack Kiser) all excel against the run, but the Indianapolis Colts will put them all to the test.
Aside from maybe quarterback, tight end was the Colts' biggest need this offseason, so it wasn't surprising to see them linked to Tyler Warren in mocks throughout the draft process. While the Chicago Bears were seemingly a landing spot for the former Penn State Nittany Lion, but left him on a silver platter for Indy when they rolled with Colston Loveland.
Warren lacks top speed, but is toughness could spell trouble for the Jags twice a season.
Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans
After two years, the Tennessee Titans pulled the plug on Will Levis. They realized that if they wanted to compete in the division, they needed stability behind center, so they took another swipe at the position and got the best quarterback available in the NFL Draft: Cam Ward.
In what was an underwhelming class, the Titans benefited from having the first overall pick, which they used on Ward. Sure, he might've been the fourth or fifth-best quarterback in last year's draft, but that won't matter if he turns out to be the long-term answer in Nashville.
So far, Ward has gotten rave reviews, and Warren Moon is so confident in his future success that he's giving him his blessing to wear his number. That honor most definitely comes with lots of pressure, but the Titans are confident that he'll pull it off, and if he does, that's bad news for the Jaguars, who will no longer have to worry about having to face C.J. Stroud twice every season.