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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.








































