2) James Gladstone, GM, Jacksonville Jaguars: The first-year general manager lands in this category because on Friday, the cost of Thursday’s blockbuster trade became starkly apparent. Yes, the Jaguars selected wide receiver-cornerback Travis Hunter with the second overall pick they acquired from Cleveland. They also had to sit out the entire second round, having dealt the No. 36 overall choice (along with their first-round pick in next year’s draft) to the Browns in the deal. Gladstone used two late third-round selections to take a cornerback (Tulane’s Caleb Ransaw) and a guard (West Virginia’s Wyatt Milum), but Friday night drove home the extent to which this draft is all about the success of Hunter. If he’s a superstar, then nobody is going to quibble about the loss of a valuable Day 2 pick and a first-rounder next year. However, the Jaguars aren’t one player away from being serious contenders, and even factoring in the extra 2026 third-rounders picked up in a separate swap with Detroit, the lost chance to add another top-40 player highlights how easily the Hunter trade could be remembered for the wrong reasons.
Winners and losers from Day 2
