Richard smock 'S MOCK DRAFT

Richard smock 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

Richard smock

  • Richard smock DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jaguars
Draft Selections
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (JAX)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (JAX)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (JAX)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (JAX)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (JAX)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (JAX)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (JAX)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Joe Fagnano Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (JAX)
Joe Fagnano
QB UConn
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Reid Carrico Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (JAX)
Reid Carrico
LB West Virginia
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (JAX)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (JAX)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (JAX)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (JAX)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (JAX)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (JAX)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SEA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Joe Fagnano Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Joe Fagnano
QB UConn
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Reid Carrico Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Reid Carrico
LB West Virginia
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAR)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CHI)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (DET)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Davis Allen
TE
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Jake Bobo
WR
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Carson Bruener
LB
Head Shot
Calais Campbell
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Davis
DT
Head Shot
Landon Jackson
DE
Head Shot
Ernest Jones
LB
Head Shot
Luke McCaffrey
WR
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Head Shot
Jaylen Reed
S
Head Shot
Charles Woods
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dyami Brown
WR
Head Shot
Tim Patrick
WR
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Jaguars a B.

The Jaguars clearly saw something nobody else did in Jason Henderson, taking him 147 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick64 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They let D'Angelo Ponds come to them and pounced at slot 64. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Taking Jake Golday in pick 81 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick89 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Circle this one: Michael Taaffe at pick No. 89 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Good price on Ja'Kobi Lane in the 100th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They reached into another round for Kage Casey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the 124th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at pick 127 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They read the board right and Beau Stephens was the payoff at the 157th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Patrick Payton this early at the Round 5 slot. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick187 Rnd6 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in Round 6, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher in slot 218 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Joe Fagnano
Joe Fagnano in pick No. 232 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Diego Pavia. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
Value said wait; Jason Henderson in pick No. 237 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Reid Carrico
Reid Carrico at Round 7, Pick 23 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jack Kelly in the 240th pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
A wild overpay on Jack Pyburn in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick243 Rnd7 Aidan Hubbard
Aidan Hubbard at slot 243 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
Deven Eastern in pick 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena slipping to the 246th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Value with a capital V on Eli Heidenreich in No. 252, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick256 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A premium they did not need to pay, Logan Taylor a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick257 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci in slot 257 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.