904'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 904 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (JAX)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (JAX)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jaguars, and a B- to prove it.

It is a puzzling start. The Jaguars had quarterback, running back and other spots to solve and reached instead for Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE, at slot 79. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Pearsall pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting Rouse proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick48 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A reach for Edgerrin Cooper in Round 2, Pick 16; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, running back and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Value with a capital V on Ricky Pearsall in No. 85, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick114 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Brade at pick 114, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 155 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick195 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
The board had cheaper options than T.J. Sanders at the 195th overall pick, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick211 Rnd6 Omar Speights
They took Omar Speights at par in Round 6, Pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They paid up for Walter Rouse at pick No. 237 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.