With the No. 233 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Zach Durfee, EDGE defender, Washington.
Durfee was this year’s “Prospect X,” an under-the-radar prospect whom ESPN profiles before each year’s draft. Jacksonville’s latest intangibly-rich addition figures to battle 2025 UDFAs Danny Striggow and B.J. Green II for a spot at the bottom of the depth chart in 2026.
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Durfee is an edge defender with good short-area quickness. He’s a twitchy athlete boasting sudden change of direction. However, he’s lacking in overall production, has short arms and could struggle with edge-setting/take-on duties while scrapping against tackles. Durfee needs more work in both phases, but his athletic profile and special-teams potential could buy him time to develop on the back end of a roster.
Durfee struggles to play through contact and has underdeveloped shed skills versus both the run and pass, but his athletic twitch and energetic play style rightfully have NFL teams interested.
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