JAGUAR1'S MOCK DRAFT
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01/21/2024

  • JAGUAR1 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jaguars, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Jaguars would have aced it. DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 237 is 66 spots clear of where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

It is not that Robinson is a bad player; it is that the Jaguars had louder needs to answer first. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Getting Mahogany where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 17 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Good price on Chop Robinson in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick79 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A reach for Sedrick Van Pran in Round 3, Pick 15; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany slipping to the 96th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went edge rusher with Darius Robinson while clear needs at linebacker, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 116 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
They jumped the gun on J. Michael Sturdivant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They took Josh Proctor at par in pick No. 195, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick211 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick 211 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DeMonte Capehart well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.