JAGUARS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Jacksonville Jaguars

Best value of the weekend goes to the Jaguars for Slaughter: B-.

by grady.s · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jake Slaughter got past him. The Jaguars do not have to explain a thing at pick 88. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The cost of the Crawford reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.24 · Pick 56 · Blake Miller · OT · rank 57
They paid sticker price for Blake Miller in pick No. 56, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 75
A reasonable price with a little left over, Elijah Sarratt in slot 81. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.24 · Pick 88 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 24, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.36 · Pick 100 · Keyron Crawford · DE-EDGE · rank 130
Keyron Crawford at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Justin Joly · TE · rank 115
The board had Justin Joly higher than the 124th pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.24 · Pick 164 · Kage Casey · OT · rank 155
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kage Casey at the 164th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.26 · Pick 166 · Bryce Boettcher · LB · rank 167
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Boettcher at No. 166 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.22 · Pick 203 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing VJ Payne in pick 203. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.17 · Pick 233 · Robert Henry Jr. · RB · rank 234
No drama and no debate, Robert Henry Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 17. It fills a real need, too.
R7.24 · Pick 240 · Brent Austin · CB · rank 228
A quiet steal in the 240th pick: Brent Austin for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.29 · Pick 245 · Owen Heinecke · DB · rank 241
A clean, defensible pick in the 245th overall pick with a little surplus value in Owen Heinecke. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
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