904'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 904 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (JAX)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars put a flag in the ground for Maurice Smith, 46 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. No fireworks, but a solid B.

On value alone, Mitchell makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Brian Thomas Jr. at the 28th pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick48 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 16 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They barely believed it either: Quinyon Mitchell still on the board at No. 60. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick No. 96 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Good price on Leonard Taylor III in pick 117, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A tidy little value on Ben Sinnott in No. 152, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford slipping to the 195th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in slot 211 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick234 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They reached into another round for Maurice Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.