acapp0813'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • acapp0813 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (JAX)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (JAX)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (JAX)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (JAX)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (JAX)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (JAX)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Jaguars.

The Jaguars looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Brian Ugwu at slot 243 regardless, 47 picks early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Landing Coleman that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze at the 22nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 22 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick86 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Nothing to complain about; Zach Frazier went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid a round early for Cooper Beebe in No. 96, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They paid sticker price for Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 122, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at the 159th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick200 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at Round 6, Pick 25 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
A wild overpay on Brian Ugwu in pick 243, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.