Coach_Sweat'S MOCK DRAFT

Jags

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    Jaguars
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (JAX)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (JAX)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Jaguars for Beebe: B-.

Somebody in the 115th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Jaguars sat still while Cooper Beebe, the No. 75 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Watson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 17 they get an island corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 15 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick96 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They took Marshawn Kneeland at par in the 96th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Somehow Cooper Beebe was still sitting there in pick No. 115, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They let Jarvis Brownlee Jr. come to them and pounced at the 117th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Keith Randolph Jr. at pick 152 squarely in line with his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker is a better player than No. 195 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Daijahn Anthony
Daijahn Anthony at pick 211 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the 234th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.