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jameskpolk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2026

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  • jameskpolk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (JAX)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (JAX)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (JAX)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 3, Pick 36: the Jaguars steal Wheatley and grade out a D.

Somebody took the Jaguars to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They are betting Orange proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Wheatley value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
They reached a country mile for Domonique Orange at pick No. 56, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 Taurean York
A clean, defensible pick in the 81st overall pick with a little surplus value in Taurean York. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at pick 88 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
The board fumbled Zakee Wheatley all the way to the 100th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick124 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Demond Claiborne. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A slide stopped in the 163rd overall pick, with Tanner Koziol worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick 165 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A straight-up fair deal on Riley Mahlman at pick No. 233, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Haynes King
They took Haynes King at par in No. 245, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.