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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jaguars did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Nathaniel Watson at the 195th overall pick. The Jaguars jumped the board by 36 and dared it to prove them wrong. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. That Puni pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in the 48th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson is a better player than slot 79 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 96th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick114 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in No. 114 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They took Jarrian Jones at par in pick No. 116, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 155 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They reached into another round for Nathaniel Watson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Fair-plus on Jalen Green, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They went early on Walter Rouse in Round 7, Pick 17, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.