GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
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GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • GOATman123 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (JAX)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (JAX)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Jaguars a B-.

The Jaguars bet big and early on Clayton Smith, 209 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bentley. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Sapp pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots still on the board.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Joshua Josephs in Round 2, Pick 24. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton at slot 81 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick88 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt slipping to the 88th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson in pick No. 100 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tyreak Sapp
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Tyreak Sapp adds an edge rusher and leaves interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They read the board right and Jaeden Roberts was the payoff at the 164th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in slot 166 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Clayton Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Clayton Smith in the 203rd pick, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Dane Key
They did well to land Dane Key in No. 240, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley at pick 245 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.