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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (JAX)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (JAX)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (JAX)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (JAX)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (JAX)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (JAX)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (JAX)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Jaguars
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Jaguars.

The war room fell hard for Jack Kiser, and it showed at pick 222: 61 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Emmanwori pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. slipping to pick 36 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
A straight-up fair deal on Kenneth Grant at the 67th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They read the board right and Quinshon Judkins was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 110th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cobee Bryant in slot 126, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in No. 146 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
The board had cheaper options than Bryson Nesbit at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
Nice patience on Donovan Smith, who had no business lasting to pick 191. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in pick No. 222 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.