2024'S MOCK DRAFT

Jacksonville

  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Devin Culp Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Devin Culp
TE Washington
Jack Westover Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jack Westover
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Vonn Bell
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Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Jaguars won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Jaguars bet big and early on Devin Culp, 92 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Baker value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 18 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at the 48th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Good price on Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 3, Pick 16, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They took Caelen Carson at par in the 96th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart is a better player than No. 114 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Steal is underselling it; Javon Baker at pick 116 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They will replay Ben Sinnott at Round 5, Pick 17 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Devin Culp
A real head-scratcher, Devin Culp in the 212th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jack Westover
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Westover. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.