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    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jaguars cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Jaguars watched Jarrian Jones slide 47 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cost of the Boyd reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Jaguars indulged a want in Smith while a need in interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots stayed open.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 17 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They paid up for Zach Frazier at Round 2, Pick 16 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots sat open.
Pick115 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They jumped the gun on Josh Newton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in pick No. 117 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
This one needs a full-page explanation: Khristian Boyd in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at No. 195 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford slipping to the 211th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in slot 234 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.