Myles Jack to Jaguars: Trade Details, Twitter Reaction in 2016 NFL Draft

Myles Jack watched 31 teams pass on him during the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, but he didn't need to wait long Friday before the Jacksonville Jaguars called his name after moving up two spots to No. 36 overall.

According to Pro Football Talk's Darin Gantt, the Jaguars flipped a 2016 fifth-round pick along with the 38th overall selection to move up and snag the former UCLA Bruins linebacker—whose stock took a hit after teams discovered a degenerative condition in his surgically repaired right knee.

But as ESPN's Adam Schefter noted, Jacksonville took a risk by passing on Jack in the first round, and it paid off in a big way:

Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman explained that Jack could wind up being the biggest value pick of the draft if he's able to overcome the medical concerns:

Positive reactions to the selection continued to pour in across Twitter as the night unfolded. Here's a look at the best of the rest:

As the nearly universal praise indicated, Jack has a chance to be a home run pick for the Jaguars if he's able to stay on the field.

And it sounds like Jacksonville has done all of the due diligence in the world. 

"We've had three good looks at [his knee]," Jaguars general manager David Caldwell told reporters Friday night, according to the Florida Times-Union's Ryan O'Halloran. "With any player, there's risk."

Jack previously told the New York Post's Bart Hubbuch that the degenerative problems are "there," but he clarified that "it's nothing extreme." 

It also helps that Dr. James Andrews, who reportedly examined Jack's knee in December, told the linebacker Friday that he won't need microfracture surgery, according to Schefter. 

If Jack's able to stay on the field and live up to his freakish athletic potential, the Jaguars could wield one of the NFL's scariest young defenses. Between Jack, No. 5 overall pick Jalen Ramsey, Malik Jackson, Telvin Smith and Dante Fowler Jr., Jacksonville has the foundational pieces to evolve into a force in the AFC South. 

"We have to close the talent gap and you don't do that without taking risk," Caldwell added, per the Florida Times-Union's Hays Carlyon.