Luke Joeckel Luke Tobias Joeckel ( ; born November 6 , 1991 ) is an American football offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Texas A & M University , won the Outland Trophy and was a consensus All - American in 2012 . He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft . Early years . A native of Arlington , Texas , Joeckel attended Arlington High School , where he was an All - State offensive lineman as a senior in 2009 . He anchored an offensive line that averaged just under 475 yards per game . His twin brother Matt Joeckel played quarterback for Arlington . His older brother David played offensive lineman at DePauw . Joeckel ' s father , David , now a trial lawyer in Fort Worth , was a four - year letterman and three - year starter as an offensive lineman at Texas Tech ( teammates with Joe Walter ) , under coaches Rex Dockery and Jerry Moore , 1979 – 1982 . And his grandfather , Reece Washington , played tight end for Texas Tech . Regarded as a four - star recruit by Rivals . com , Joeckel was listed as the No . 5 offensive tackle prospect of the class of 2010 , behind only Seantrel Henderson , Rob Crisp , Shon Coleman , and James Hurst . Despite growing up as a Red Raiders fan , Joeckel chose Texas A & M over Texas Tech . He also had offers from Alabama , Louisiana State , Nebraska , and Oklahoma , among others . College career . Joeckel attended Texas A & M University , where he played for the Texas A & M Aggies football team from 2010 to 2012 . He enrolled in January 2010 , and went through the Aggies spring drills . As a true freshman in 2010 , Joeckel started all 13 games at left tackle . The Aggies averaged over 165 . 8 rushing yards per game and featured a 100 - yard rusher in nine games , six of which belong to Cyrus Gray . Joeckel earned Freshman All - American honors by the Football Writers Association of America and Scout . com . As a sophomore in 2011 , Joeckel started all 13 games again and was a second team All - Big 12 selection . He was part of an Aggies offensive front that allowed just nine sacks in 13 games , and allowed Ryan Tannehill to set school records for total ( 490 . 2 yards per game ) , passing ( 291 . 1 yards ) and scoring ( 39 . 1 points ) offense . In his junior year , Joeckel started all 13 games at left tackle , protecting freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel ' s blind side as he went on to pass for 3 , 706 yards over the season , earning him Heisman , Manning , and O ' Brien honors . Joeckel himself was recognized as a unanimous All - American selection . NFL scouts praised his performance against Louisiana State ' s talented defensive line , in which Joeckel matched - up well against defensive end Sam Montgomery . “ I think he is better than Joe Thomas and Matt Kalil , ” one NFL GM said according to " Pro Football Weekly " . Joeckel played alongside Jake Matthews , who played right tackle from 2010 – 12 . When Joeckel left Texas A & M , Matthews switched to left tackle in 2013 . In September 2013 , an NFL . com writer asked five NFL executives who ' s the better player . Three of the five executives said Joeckel . Professional career . 2013 NFL Draft . By midseason , Joeckel was projected as a top - 10 selection in the 2013 NFL Draft by " Sports Illustrated " . Ranking him No . 1 on their " Big Board " , " CBS Sports " projects Joeckel as the first offensive tackle to be selected with the first overall draft pick since Jake Long in 2008 . On January 8 , 2013 , Joeckel announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility . According to " CBS Sports " , Joeckel lacks the " natural tools " of 2012 No . 4 pick Matt Kalil , but " is considered the more polished lineman out of the college ranks . " NFL . com analysts Gil Brandt , Brian Billick , Scott Pioli , and Charles Davis predicted that Joeckel would be the No . 1 pick . In late January , " Sports Illustrated " also projected Joeckel to be the No . 1 selection . After the combine , " Sports Illustrated " still projected Joeckel to be the first player selected overall . In March 2013 , Pat Kirwan of CBSSports . com , projected Joeckel to be selected fourth overall , by the Philadelphia Eagles . A week before the draft , the Chiefs were consensually believed to take an offensive tackle at No . 1 , after having traded for quarterback Alex Smith . Their decision reportedly came down to Joeckel and Eric Fisher . The Chiefs selected Fisher , allowing Joeckel to fall to the Jaguars , who selected him second overall . Joeckel stated that his immediate reaction to not being selected first overall was " not the most pleasant thing ever , " though added that he has used it as motivation . Joeckel became the first Aggie offensive lineman selected in the first round since Richmond Webb in 1990 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Despite playing at left tackle during his college years , Joeckel began his professional career at right tackle . Joeckel signed a four year contract with the Jaguars on June 22 , 2013 that included a $ 13 . 8 million signing bonus and was worth approximately $ 21 million . After the Jaguars traded left tackle Eugene Monroe to the Baltimore Ravens on October 1 , 2013 , Joeckel returned to his natural position on the left side . He sustained an ankle injury the next Sunday against the St . Louis Rams , when Rams defensive tackle Kendall Langford rolled up Joeckel ’ s leg . Later that day it was announced he would miss the remainder of the season . He was placed on injured reserve on October 8 .