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Draft Selections
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (JAX)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (JAX)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Zach Lutmer Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zach Lutmer
S Iowa
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (JAX)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (JAX)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (JAX)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (JAX)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (JAX)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Javon Tracy Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (JAX)
Javon Tracy
WR Minnesota
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (JAX)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (JAX)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Matt Rose Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Matt Rose
LB Stanford
Evan Link Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (JAX)
Evan Link
OT Michigan
Collin Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (JAX)
Collin Dixon
WR Illinois
Leroy Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (JAX)
Leroy Jackson
DL North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (BUF)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (TEN)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (SF)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SF)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Javon Tracy Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
Javon Tracy
WR Minnesota
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (BUF)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Matt Rose Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (SF)
Matt Rose
LB Stanford
Collin Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Collin Dixon
WR Illinois
Leroy Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DEN)
Leroy Jackson
DL North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DET)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Ahmad Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Ahmad Hardy
RB Missouri
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SEA)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Braylon Staley Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (WSH)
Braylon Staley
WR Tennessee
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAC)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Joe Andreessen
LB
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Carson Bruener
LB
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Thomas Fidone II
TE
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Jackson Hawes
TE
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Nate Hobbs
CB
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Riley Moss
CB
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Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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Isiah Pacheco
RB
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Ricky Pearsall
WR
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Kurtis Rourke
QB
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Will Sherman
OT
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Isaac TeSlaa
WR
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Andrew Van Ginkel
LB
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Garret Wallow
LB
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Kevin Winston Jr.
S
Players traded away
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Alijah Huzzie
CB
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Austin Trammell
WR
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BJ Ojulari
LB
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Brenden Bates
TE
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Jamal Hill
LB
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Jaylon Jones
CB
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Kaevon Merriweather
S
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LeQuint Allen Jr.
RB
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Matt Dickerson
DT
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Nick Mullens
QB
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Quintin Morris
TE
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Tim Jones
WR
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedC TradesA+ FutureB
The Jaguars turned the phones into found money: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Leroy Jackson, 63 picks early at No. 250. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Alexander falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The veteran additions, Ricky Pearsall chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Will Heldt
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all.
Pick63 Rnd2 Sammy Brown
Value with a capital V on Sammy Brown in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zach Lutmer
Zach Lutmer at the 89th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick96 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Steal is underselling it; Bear Alexander at the 96th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick103 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
A big swing on Whit Weeks at pick 103, well ahead of any board in the building. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick128 Rnd4 Josh Hoover
Josh Hoover at slot 128 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick130 Rnd4 Zeke Berry
Zeke Berry in the 130th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick158 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Marcus Neal Jr. in No. 158, plain and simple. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick161 Rnd5 Shadre Hurst
Nice patience on Shadre Hurst, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 22. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kemari Copeland
A premium they did not need to pay, Kemari Copeland a notch or two before his time. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Cam Cook
Cam Cook at slot 170 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jacob Ponton
Jacob Ponton at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick229 Rnd7 Javon Tracy
Javon Tracy at pick No. 229 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Benjamin Brahmer
By-the-book stuff, Benjamin Brahmer at the 230th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dylan Raiola
A wild overpay on Dylan Raiola in pick 236, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick245 Rnd7 Matt Rose
Matt Rose in the 245th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick246 Rnd7 Evan Link
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Link in slot 246, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick247 Rnd7 Collin Dixon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Collin Dixon at the 247th pick is the proof. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick250 Rnd7 Leroy Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Leroy Jackson. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.