904'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 904 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (JAX)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (JAX)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jayson Jones Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jayson Jones
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Jaguars checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Jaguars treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 237 on Jayson Jones a full 61 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Cooper steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 21 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A tidy little value on Xavier Legette in pick No. 48, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A linebacker of that caliber at the 79th pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They left a pile of value on the table to take Blake Fisher this early at No. 85. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 114 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick116 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at No. 116 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick155 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
The board had cheaper options than Anthony Belton at pick 155, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steve Linton
Steve Linton in pick No. 195 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick211 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
A big swing on DeMonte Capehart at slot 211, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jayson Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jayson Jones well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.