NFL history: The Mount Rushmore of every NFL franchise

Jacksonville Jaguars: Mark Brunell, Fred Taylor, Tony Boselli, Tom Coughlin

Back in 1995, the NFL introduced the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars to the world. The Jaguars may have had their share of troubles in recent seasons, but they came out of the gates strong, winning nine games by their second season, followed by three-straight campaigns with double-digit wins.

While they did a great job as a whole building the team, one of the biggest reasons for the wins early on was that they had a legitimate quarterback out of the gates in Mark Brunell.

Officially the first player they ever traded for, Brunell came over after two seasons backing up Brett Favre with the Green Bay Packers. He ended up being their first franchise quarterback and made three Pro Bowls in nine seasons while finishing with a career record of 63-54.

At the height of their success with Brunell under center, the Jaguars had Fred Taylor at running back. He ended up playing 11 seasons for the Jaguars and rushed for 11,271 yards in that span. Somehow, he was only named to one Pro Bowl, which came in 2007 when he was 31 years of age — that was also the seventh time in his career he topped the 1,000-yard mark.

Another fixture during Brunell’s time was left tackle Tony Boselli. He was taken second overall out of USC and was the first-ever draft pick in the club’s history. Boselli started 90 games for Jacksonville and made the Pro Bowl five times and was a First-Team All-Pro selection three times.

Leading them all through the start of the franchise was head coach Tom Coughlin. In eight seasons, Coughlin won 68 games and four playoff contests. He then returned in 2017 as the executive vice president of football operations. Upon returning to Duval County, Coughlin has made some significant changes that led to them re-claiming the AFC South in 2017 and nearly making the Super Bowl that year.