904'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 904 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (JAX)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (JAX)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Jaguars and McClellan: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jase McClellan slide, and the Jaguars were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 17. Highway robbery.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver and safety still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Guyton proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the 24th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick48 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 48 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick 79 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A conviction pick on Zak Zinter at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of pick No. 87. Wide receiver and safety needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A reach on Khyree Jackson in No. 96; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in the 114th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 4, Pick 16 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick 124 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Fair-plus on Jaylin Simpson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They liked Jared Wiley enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 20. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Hartman at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A running back of that caliber at the 237th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.