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feb 2024

  • ND DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jaguars won the night they stopped Bailey from sliding. Grade: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Emani Bailey, the No. 188 name on the board, stolen at the Round 6 slot. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Reaching for Hart left real value on the table behind him. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at No. 48 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
No edge and no loss on Christian Mahogany in slot 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, McKinnley Jackson at the 96th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 114th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Value said wait; Cam Hart in pick No. 116 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick 155 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at Round 6, Pick 20 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
They barely believed it either: Emani Bailey still on the board at No. 211. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Zakhari Franklin worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.