JAGUAR1'S MOCK DRAFT

2-6-24

  • JAGUAR1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Jaguars a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Jaguars reached some 29 spots for Jawhar Jordan, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Rice where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 17 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A premium they did not need to pay, Zach Frazier a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Davis this early at Round 3, Pick 33. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 115th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 117 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick No. 152 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in slot 195 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick211 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Javontae Jean-Baptiste. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan in pick 234 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.