JAGUAR1'S MOCK DRAFT
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01-02-2024

  • JAGUAR1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (JAX)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (JAX)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (JAX)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jaguars, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Jaguars took Tate Ratledge at pick No. 87, roughly 28 spots before his name belonged.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the 23rd pick they get a disruptive interior force, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Value said wait; Sedrick Van Pran in No. 55 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at slot 87 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They went early on Cam Hart in pick No. 96, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Good price on Donovan Jackson in Round 4, Pick 23, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
By-the-book stuff, Ainias Smith at No. 160 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick201 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Fair-plus on Darius Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylon Carlies
A reach for Jaylon Carlies in pick 211; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A tidy little value on Walter Rouse in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.