EKNesta'S MOCK DRAFT

EKNesta'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2025

WTF is this draft

  • EKNesta DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (JAX)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (JAX)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (JAX)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Jaguars let Reed fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jaylen Reed tumbling to the Jaguars in Round 7, Pick 5 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 5th overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
Steal is underselling it; Tetairoa McMillan at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jonah Savaiinaea
Somehow Jonah Savaiinaea was still sitting there in slot 70, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick88 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at Round 3, Pick 24 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. is a better player than pick 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 125th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mello Dotson at pick No. 143 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Fair-plus on Cobee Bryant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A reasonable price with a little left over, Luke Lachey in pick 196. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.