Jacksonville Jaguars Win
Summary: Jacksonville moved up 12 spots in the 1995 draft, paying three extra picks to select James Stewart 19th overall. Analysis: As an expansion team in its first draft, moving up for an immediate-impact back made roster sense. Stewart was productive early, logging 1,000+ rushing yards in 1997, but the accumulated draft cost (3rd, 4th, 4th) was steep for a player who never became a franchise cornerstone. The Jaguars got real value but overpaid relative to outcome.
Jacksonville Jaguars Received
- pick 1995 1st round pick (19th overall, James Stewart )
Kansas City Chiefs Received
- pick 1995 1st round pick (31st overall, Trezelle Jenkins ), 1995 3rd round pick (97th overall, Troy Dumas ), 1995 4th round pick (134th overall, Steve Stenstrom ), 1996 4th round pick (113th overall subsequently traded, Kirk Pointer )
Trade Summary
Summary: Jacksonville moved up 12 spots in the 1995 draft, paying three extra picks to select James Stewart 19th overall. Analysis: As an expansion team in its first draft, moving up for an immediate-impact back made roster sense. Stewart was productive early, logging 1,000+ rushing yards in 1997, but the accumulated draft cost (3rd, 4th, 4th) was steep for a player who never became a franchise cornerstone. The Jaguars got real value but overpaid relative to outcome.
Trade Analysis
Summary: Jacksonville moved up 12 spots in the 1995 draft, paying three extra picks to select James Stewart 19th overall. Analysis: As an expansion team in its first draft, moving up for an immediate-impact back made roster sense. Stewart was productive early, logging 1,000+ rushing yards in 1997, but the accumulated draft cost (3rd, 4th, 4th) was steep for a player who never became a franchise cornerstone. The Jaguars got real value but overpaid relative to outcome. Kansas City traded down from 19 to 31, collecting three extra picks while absorbing minimal risk on Trezelle Jenkins (a bust) and two late picks. The Chiefs extracted maximum expansion-era value from a team desperate to win early.