IamHeff'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • IamHeff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (JAX)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (JAX)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Jaguars and Johnson: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Cornelius Johnson at slot 212 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They took T.J. Tampa at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Javon Baker
Nothing to complain about; Javon Baker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Leonard Taylor III in Round 4, Pick 14. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 116th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick 153 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They will replay Cornelius Johnson at the 212th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick236 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace at No. 236 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.