My take on the question that the OP asked is along the lines of what some expressed in this thread.   While the # 1 pick doesn't guarantee anything in terms of results,   the higher the pick,  the greater the chance that a player will pan out.

 

Probably the best way the Jaguars should approach the rest of the season is to start any player that the team brass considers as someone who has a pretty good or better chance of being part of the team's long term future.   Providing that the player has displayed enough in practice to warrant the opportunity.   Otherwise,  play the players that give the Jaguars the best chance of winning.   Based on the team being in a rebuilding mode in terms of how the team was constructed this season,   this formula probably will result in a top 5 pick.  If that ends up being the case,   there will be a great opportunity to get a foundation piece in Round 1 and still get a high quality prospect in the upper part of Round 2.  

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