904'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 904 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (JAX)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (JAX)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 84th overall pick lands the Jaguars a B, Jenkins and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kris Jenkins had no business being available in slot 84, and the Jaguars did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Jones pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They robbed the room for Kool-Aid McKinstry here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Adonai Mitchell at slot 47. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
Circle this one: Kris Jenkins at the 84th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at No. 90 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick96 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in the 96th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A wild overpay on Jarrian Jones in Round 4, Pick 5, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid up for Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cam Hart
A slide stopped in pick 152, with Cam Hart worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Value said wait; Jared Wiley in the 195th overall pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick211 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A straight-up fair deal on Gabe Hall at the 211th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Christian Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christian Jones in Round 7, Pick 2. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick234 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board had cheaper options than Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 234, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.