A first-team All-American guard who played for three different programs, Emmanuel Pregnon was widely praised as a Day 3 steal when the Jaguars drafted him in the third round in 2026.
Emmanuel Pregnon's college career took him from Wyoming to USC to Oregon, and he saved his best season for last, earning first-team All-America honors as a Duck in 2025. Jacksonville took him 88th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, with many analysts calling the pick the steal of Day 3.
Path to the league
Pregnon starred at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver before beginning his college career at Wyoming, where he opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19, redshirted in 2021, and then started at guard in 2022, earning freshman All-American recognition. He transferred to USC for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, starting at left guard both years and earning second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024.
Career highlights
Pregnon turned down an East-West Shrine Bowl invite after the 2024 season to return for one more year rather than enter the draft, transferring to Oregon for 2025. That decision paid off: he became one of Pro Football Focus's highest-graded run-blocking guards in the country while playing across three different Power Conference programs over his career.
2025 season recap
In his lone season at Oregon in 2025, Pregnon earned first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten honors, allowing just one sack and five pressures across 471 pass-blocking snaps. Jacksonville selected him in the third round, 88th overall, in the 2026 NFL Draft, making him the first Oregon player drafted by the Jaguars since tight end Geoff Wrightster in 2003.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Emmanuel Pregnon
- ESPN: Emmanuel Pregnon player page
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- Oregon
- Hometown
- Denver, CO, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
