jayniv'S MOCK DRAFT

NFL Complete Mock Draft

  • jayniv DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (JAX)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (JAX)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Jaguars: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Kalil Alexander at Round 7, Pick 17 will need to, sitting 57 spots clear of his grade.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On value alone, Payne makes the weekend a net positive. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Markel Bell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Markel Bell in slot 56, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick81 Rnd3 Brenen Thompson
They liked Brenen Thompson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 81. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaishawn Barham
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaishawn Barham this early at Round 3, Pick 24. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
By-the-book stuff, Tacario Davis at pick 100 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries slipping to No. 124 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
The board had Beau Stephens higher than the 164th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher in the 166th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A slide stopped in the 203rd pick, with VJ Payne worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kalil Alexander. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick240 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in Round 7, Pick 24 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
A quiet steal in slot 245: Trebor Pena for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.