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Christeca'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

2026 Mock 3

  • Christeca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jaguars, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody had Tyreak Sapp this high, and it is not close. The Jaguars reached 28 spots to get him at Round 3, Pick 36. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Sapp is a bad player; it is that the Jaguars had louder needs to answer first.

The Branch pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 LT Overton
They jumped the gun on LT Overton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 81st pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Austin Barber
A conviction pick on Austin Barber at Round 3, Pick 24 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tyreak Sapp
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tyreak Sapp at edge rusher with interior defensive lineman and quarterback open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They read the board right and Michael Trigg was the payoff at the 124th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A reasonable price with a little left over, Louis Moore in slot 164. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
By-the-book stuff, Febechi Nwaiwu at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jadon Canady. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick233 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Lander Barton at slot 233. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott slipping to Round 7, Pick 24 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dane Key
Circle this one: Dane Key at pick No. 245 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.