Otterpop'S MOCK DRAFT
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Otterpop'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2025

Jaguars

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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (JAX)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (JAX)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (JAX)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (JAX)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (JAX)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Picks Received
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Jaguars.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Jaguars would have aced it. LaJohntay Wester at pick 194 is 62 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Emmanwori pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Mason Graham
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mason Graham. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nick Emmanwori at pick 36. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zy Alexander this early at the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Nice patience on Chris Paul Jr., who had no business lasting to the 88th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at No. 111 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick No. 126 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 142nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in No. 182 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
A wild overpay on LaJohntay Wester in Round 6, Pick 18, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
A big swing on Marcus Yarns at pick 221, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.