Who did the Jaguarsâ take with the picks from their shrewd 2025 NFL Draft trade?
Jaguars made strategic trades in the 2025 NFL Draft, acquiring key picks for 2026.
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 19: QB Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers hands off the ball to RB Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs with the ball during the Indiana Hoosiers versus the Miami Hurricanes College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T on January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The San Francisco 49ers selected Kaelon Black in the third round with the 90th overall pick. He was 179th on Dane Bruglerâs board. Black was 197th on the consensus big board. He was 187th on PFFâs big board.
The 49ers reaching for a running back in the 3rd round? Weâve seen this movie before. Black had six targets last season at Indiana. He did not play on third downs for the national champion Hoosiers. Black is a sixth-year senior, so there is no upside.
Black suffered a serious knee injury in 2021. His frame suggests he is a bowling ball style that runs low with good contact balance. He split time with Roman Hemby, but was mostly the backup due to not playing on passing downs.
Black had 11 rushes of 15+ yards last season, which is good for 41.6 percent. The 49ers must feel like that is not scheme-related, and Black can bring some big-play ability to their rushing attack that struggled a season ago.
This is also the same team that drafted Jordan James last year. Perhaps the team plans on using multiple running backs this year, or has a plan to move on from Isaac Guerendo.
Black, despite not being targeted much, was supposedly excellent in pass protection. So, perhaps this is his role:
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