With the initial wave of free agency in the rearview mirror, team needs have shifted, and draft plans are starting to come into focus. That makes now the perfect time to map out a full three-round mock draft, projecting all 32 teams and how the board could realistically fall over the first two days. While this exercise takes a league-wide view, there’s still a Jacksonville-centric layer throughout, as I’ve included short blurbs for each Jaguars pick to break down the selections and what they could mean
for the team moving forward.
1st Round Mock
1. Las Vegas: Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana
2. NY Jets Arvell Reese EDGE Ohio State
3. Arizona David Bailey EDGE Texas Tech
4. Tennessee Jeremiyah Love RB Notre Dame
5. NY Giants Sonny Styles LB Ohio State
6. Cleveland Carnell Tate WR Ohio State
7. Washington Caleb Downs S Ohio State
8. New Orleans Rueben Bain Jr. EDGE Miami (Fla.)
9. Kansas City Dillon Thieneman S Oregon
10. Cincinnati Mansoor Delane CB LSU
11. Miami Francis Mauigoa OT Miami (Fla.)
12. Dallas Jermod McCoy CB Tennessee
13. LA Rams via ATL Makai Lemon WR USC
14. Baltimore Jordan Tyson WR Arizona State
15. Tampa Bay Olaivavega Ioane IOL Penn State
16. NY Jets via IND Omar Cooper Jr. WR Indiana
17. Detroit Monroe Freeling OT Georgia
18. Minnesota Chris Johnson CB San Diego St.
19. Carolina Kenyon Sadiq TE Oregon
20. Dallas via GB Akheem Mesidor DL Miami (Fla.)
21. Pittsburgh Kadyn Proctor OT Alabama
22. LA Chargers Spencer Fano OT Utah
23. Philadelphia Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S Toledo
24. Cleveland via JAX Emmanuel Pregnon IOL Oregon
25. Chicago Kayden McDonald DL Ohio State
26. Buffalo Malachi Lawrence LB UCF
27. San Francisco Colton Hood CB Tennessee
28. Houston Caleb Banks DL Florida
29. Kansas City via LAR Blake Miller OT Clemson
30. Miami via DEN Denzel Boston WR Washington
31. New England T.J. Parker EDGE Clemson
32 Seattle Avieon Terrell CB Clemson
2nd Round Mock
33. NY Jets D’Angelo Ponds CB Indiana
34. Arizona Max Iheanachor OT Arizona St.
35. Tennessee CJ Allen LB Georgia
36. Las Vegas Christen Miller DL Georgia
37. NY Giants Chase Bisontis IOL Texas A&M
38. Houston via WSH Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame
39. Cleveland Caleb Lomu OT Utah
40. Kansas City Peter Woods DL Clemson
41. Cincinnati Jacob Rodriguez LB Texas Tech
42. New Orleans KC Concepcion WR Texas A&M
43. Miami Keith Abney II CB Arizona St.
44. NY Jets via DAL Ty Simpson QB Alabama
45. Baltimore Eli Stowers TE Vanderbilt
46. Tampa Bay Cashius Howell EDGE Texas A&M
47. Indianapolis Anthony Hill Jr. LB Texas
48. Atlanta Germie Bernard WR Alabama
49. Minnesota Mike Washington Jr. RB Arkansas
50. Detroit Zion Young EDGE Missouri
51. Carolina Keldric Faulk EDGE Auburn
52. Green Bay Lee Hunter DL Texas Tech
53. Pittsburgh A.J. Haulcy S LSU
54. Philadelphia Chris Brazzell II WR Tennessee
55. LA Chargers Domonique Orange DL Iowa St.
56. Jacksonville Gracen Halton DL Oklahoma
Gracen Halton has been a popular prospect amongst Jags fans of late, and for good reason. The Oklahoma product is a natural fit as a true three-technique in this Jaguars defensive front, giving the unit a skill set it’s currently lacking. Halton wins with quickness, burst, and an advanced pass-rush approach that allows him to consistently penetrate and disrupt from the interior. Jacksonville’s defense desperately needs a true interior disruptor who can consistently affect the pocket on passing downs. Halton brings exactly that element, adding a much-needed layer to the front.
57. Chicago Davison Igbinosun CB Ohio State
58. San Francisco Chris Bell WR Louisville
59. Houston Gennings Dunker IOL Iowa
60. Chicago via BUF Sam Hecht C Kansas State
61. LA Rams Jake Golday LB Cincinnati
62. Denver Josiah Trotter LB Missouri
63. New England Max Klare TE Ohio State
64. Seattle Gabe Jacas EDGE Illinois
3rd Round Mock
65. Arizona Bryce Lance WR N. Dakota St.
66. Tennessee Keylan Rutledge IOL Georgia Tech
67. Las Vegas Genesis Smith S Arizona
68. Philadelphia via NYJ Joshua Josephs EDGE Tennessee
69. Houston via NYG Dani Dennis-Sutton EDGE Penn State
70. Cleveland Keionte Scott S Miami (Fla.)
71. Washington Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana
72. Cincinnati Skyler Bell WR Connecticut
73. New Orleans Darrell Jackson Jr. DT FSU
74. Kansas City Derrick Moore LB Michigan
75. Miami R Mason Thomas EDGE Oklahoma
76. Pittsburgh via DAL Antonio Williams WR Clemson
77. Tampa Bay Kyle Louis LB Pittsburgh
78. Indianapolis Treydan Stukes CB Arizona
79. Atlanta Brandon Cisse CB South Carolina
80. Baltimore Brian Parker II IOL Duke
81. Jacksonville via DET Jaishawn Barham LB Michigan
Jacksonville desperately needs another edge presence who can consistently win outside of Joshua Hines-Allen and Travon Walker, and Jaishawn Barham feels like a great fit to provide just that. The versatile Michigan defender offers a compelling blend of speed and power, with the ability to rush from multiple alignments and keep tackles off balance. He plays with a physical edge, holds up well against the run, and flashes the burst needed to threaten the pocket. Adding Barham would give Jacksonville a movable piece up front who can create more consistent pressure and help take some of the load off its top pass rushers.
82. Minnesota Kamari Ramsey S USC
83. Carolina Deion Burks WR Oklahoma
84. Green Bay Daylen Everette CB Georgia
85. Pittsburgh Garrett Nussmeier QB LSU
86. LA Chargers Zakee Wheatley S Penn State
87. Miami via PHI Bud Clark S TCU
88. Jacksonville Sam Roush TE Stanford
Adding another reliable in-line presence is a real need for Jacksonville, and Sam Roush fits that role extremely well. The Stanford tight end is one of the more polished blockers in this class, consistently showing the technique and strength to hold up at the point of attack. What makes him especially intriguing, though, is the athletic upside he flashed during the pre-draft process, testing well and showing he can offer more than just blocking value. Roush gives the Jaguars a dependable, physical option who can help in the run game while still bringing enough athleticism to develop into a more complete tight end.
89. Chicago Ted Hurst WR Georgia State
90. Miami via HOU Oscar Delp TE Georgia
91. Buffalo Jalen Farmer OG Kentucky
92. Dallas via SF Keyshaun Elliott LB Arizona St.
93. LA Rams Dontay Corleone DL Cincinnati
94. Miami via DEN Devin Moore CB Florida
95. New England Deonte Lawson LB Alabama
96. Seattle Jonah Coleman RB Washington
97. Minnesota Connor Lew OC Auburn
98. Philadelphia Eli Raridon TE Notre Dame
99. Pittsburgh Julian Neal CB Arkansas
100. Jacksonville via DET Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB TCU
With Devin Lloyd no longer in the picture, linebacker becomes a position that needs both a short-term answer and long-term depth, even if Ventrell Miller is in line for a larger role. Kaleb Elarms-Orr offers an intriguing option at this stage of the draft, bringing a strong combination of size, athleticism, and instincts to the position. The TCU linebacker processes quickly, flows well to the ball, and has the physical tools to develop into a reliable contributor. At this point in the draft, he makes a lot of sense as a depth piece with upside who can compete for snaps and help stabilize the second level of the defense.
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