Jaguars Select Pregnon In Third Round
04/24/26 | Football
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Oregon offensive lineman Emmanuel Pregnon was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the No. 88 overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday night.Â
Pregnon became the third Duck off the board this weekend, after tight end Kenyon Sadiq (No. 16, New York Jets)Â and safety Dillon Thieneman (No. 25, Chicago Bears)Â were both selected in the first round on Thursday.Â
Pregnon is the third Duck ever to be drafted by the Jaguars, joining tight end George Wrighster (2003) and defensive back Steve Smith (2002).
A native of Denver, Colo., Pregnon shined in his lone season with the Ducks in 2025 after making previous stops at Wyoming and USC. He started all 15 games for the Ducks, making 14 starts at left guard and one at right guard, and earned first-team all-America honors from the Sporting News and the Associated Press while earning second-team honors from the AFCA and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Pregnon ranked second among all FBS guards with an 86.7 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus, and his 85.8 run-blocking grade was No. 3 among all players at the position. He allowed just five pressures and one sack in 445 pass-blocking opportunities as a key piece of an Oregon offensive line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, presented to the nation's most outstanding offensive line unit.Â
Pregnon helped the Ducks rank in the top 30 nationally for scoring offense (T-10th, 36.9 PPG), total offense (16th, 452.2 YPG), rushing offense (20th, 198.60 YPG), yards per rush (13th, 5.41) and sacks allowed (T-27th, 19) while leading the country in plays of 20-plus yards (100). Oregon rushed for 200-plus yards seven times with two games of 300-plus yard while running behind Pregnon and company.Â
The 2026 NFL Draft will conclude with rounds 4-7 on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. PT (ESPN, NFL Network).Â
Oregon 2026 NFL Draft Picks
TE Kenyon Sadiq - Round 1, Pick 16 (New York Jets)
S Dillon Thieneman - Round 1, Pick 25 (Chicago Bears)
OL Emmanuel Pregnon - Round 3, Pick 88 (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Pregnon became the third Duck off the board this weekend, after tight end Kenyon Sadiq (No. 16, New York Jets)Â and safety Dillon Thieneman (No. 25, Chicago Bears)Â were both selected in the first round on Thursday.Â
Pregnon is the third Duck ever to be drafted by the Jaguars, joining tight end George Wrighster (2003) and defensive back Steve Smith (2002).
A native of Denver, Colo., Pregnon shined in his lone season with the Ducks in 2025 after making previous stops at Wyoming and USC. He started all 15 games for the Ducks, making 14 starts at left guard and one at right guard, and earned first-team all-America honors from the Sporting News and the Associated Press while earning second-team honors from the AFCA and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
Pregnon ranked second among all FBS guards with an 86.7 offensive grade from Pro Football Focus, and his 85.8 run-blocking grade was No. 3 among all players at the position. He allowed just five pressures and one sack in 445 pass-blocking opportunities as a key piece of an Oregon offensive line that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, presented to the nation's most outstanding offensive line unit.Â
Pregnon helped the Ducks rank in the top 30 nationally for scoring offense (T-10th, 36.9 PPG), total offense (16th, 452.2 YPG), rushing offense (20th, 198.60 YPG), yards per rush (13th, 5.41) and sacks allowed (T-27th, 19) while leading the country in plays of 20-plus yards (100). Oregon rushed for 200-plus yards seven times with two games of 300-plus yard while running behind Pregnon and company.Â
The 2026 NFL Draft will conclude with rounds 4-7 on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. PT (ESPN, NFL Network).Â
Oregon 2026 NFL Draft Picks
TE Kenyon Sadiq - Round 1, Pick 16 (New York Jets)
S Dillon Thieneman - Round 1, Pick 25 (Chicago Bears)
OL Emmanuel Pregnon - Round 3, Pick 88 (Jacksonville Jaguars)
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