Brp3149'S MOCK DRAFT

Jags

  • Brp3149 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (JAX)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (JAX)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (JAX)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (JAX)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (JAX)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (JAX)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevon Diggs
CB
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Jaguars turned the phones into found money: B+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nick Nash at pick 141 is 100 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

That Taylor pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 5 they get a disruptor off the edge. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They robbed the room for Malaki Starks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild is a better player than slot 70 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at the 88th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Steal is underselling it; Jack Bech at the 124th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nick Nash
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nick Nash in slot 141, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 180, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
Circle this one: Mason Taylor at No. 192 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.