DutchNugget'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • DutchNugget DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (JAX)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (JAX)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (JAX)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (JAX)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (JAX)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (JAX)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (JAX)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (JAX)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
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Dexter Lawrence II
DT
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Malik Nabers
WR
Players traded away
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Gabe Davis
WR
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Trevor Lawrence
QB
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Jaguars found their guy under center in Ward: D.

The Jaguars did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan Hancock fell into the Round 7 slot. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 1st overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick9 Rnd1 Cam Ward
Cam Ward in pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in Round 2, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at the 40th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at pick 71 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tre Harris
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tre Harris in No. 95, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in pick No. 103 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
They robbed the room for Deontae Lawson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at slot 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 177th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Circle this one: Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 205 is a fall that decides a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick215 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at the 215th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.