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  • aJAGUAR1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (JAX)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Hayes
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Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Jaguars this weekend: B.

The Jaguars did not so much draft Jayson Jones as overpay for him, 49 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Simpson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 27 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 48th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick 51 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ben Sinnott well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick114 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 114 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They paid sticker price for Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Foster
By-the-book stuff, Javon Foster at pick 119 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Nothing to complain about; Cam Hart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Nice patience on Jaylin Simpson, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 19. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 195 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick211 Rnd6 Isaiah Neyor
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah Neyor. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
A big swing on Jayson Jones at slot 237, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.