The pick is in: Jaguars select EDGE Zach Durfee at No. 233 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft

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. Read Kalyn Kahler’s feature story here on the Jaguars’ latest “intangibly rich” addition. Durfee figures to battle for a spot on the bottom of the depth chart with 2025 UDFAs Danny Striggow and B.J. Green II.

Check out Big Cat Country’s draft home page for our extensive coverage.

Player

Background

• Name: Zach Durfee
• Class: Fifth-year senior
• Age: 24 (turns 25 in October)
• Hometown: Dawson, MN
• High school: Dawson-Boyd
• Recruiting: 0 star
• Consensus ranking: n/a
• Instagram: @zachdurfee
• X: @zach_durfee

Stats

Defense & Fumbles Table

						Tackles					Def Interceptions				Fumbles
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	IntTD	PD	FR	Yds	FRTD	FF	Awards
2024*	Washington	Big Ten	JR	LB	6	8	8	16	3.5	2.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2025*	Washington	Big Ten	SR	LB	11	16	21	37	5.0	4.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
Career					17	24	29	53	8.5	6.5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1

Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 4/25/2026.

Reports

From Lance Zierlein of NFL.com:

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.

From Dane Brugler of The Athletic:

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.

Highlights

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