(03-17-2022, 06:34 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(03-17-2022, 06:18 AM)Caldrac Wrote: Yeah. In agreement there. Jaglou had a good mock up yesterday in the college thread about some of these needs. I also feel the value will align perfectly based on that need without it feeling like a reach.

Aidan Hutchinson should be the pick right out the gates. That takes care of the edge/OLB position. I think a trade should be in play to get a WR like Jameson Williams or even Chris Olave. I think ideally you could land a solid ILB at some point in RD3/RD4. Troy Anderson comes to mind. Christian Harris is another viable option. I like Brandon Smith as well in an inside role in a 3 - 4 scheme out of Penn State.

I mentioned the Safety concern in the nickel/slot CB thread yesterday too. That Sterling kid out of Miami (OH) has the look and feel of a Mike Caldwell type "roamer" in his aggressive style of defense. Good size. Can play single high or come up to the box to pop you in the ground game. Would be a great compliment to Cisco.

I think they'll put DT on the back burner now. After they picked up that kid from the Jets they're probably hoping he enables guys like Malcolm Brown and Robertson-Harris to free up a bit more in the pass rushing department while he eats up the ground game.

Agree for the most part, although I don't really want to trade up from 33 unless the WRs start dropping like flies.  I think a really good one will be there and it cost a lot more to move up into round 1 than any other round.  We will likely have to give up both 3rds unless we just move up 1 or 2 spots.  I just have a feeling Watson will be there at 33 and I thing he has the highest upside of any WR in the draft, it will be like AJ Brown, Metcalf,  Moore last year falling to the 2nd.  I think the 3rd is where we need to move up from.  I wouldn't be opposed to moving up from 33 but I think a really could player will fall to us there

The decision on whether to trade back up into round 1 for a receiver will be a tough one, for sure. Baalke/Peterson will likely begin considering to move up after pick 20, depending on when the run of wide receivers begins. My preference for Jameson Williams is based on the fact that he has an elite skill-set and performed at the highest level against the best competition college football has to offer. The only question is whether his ACL will have any effect on his performance once he returns. Reportedly, he is making good progress with his rehab program. The consensus among medical experts is that an injury like this should not impact his performance once he returns. This differs from Travis Etienne's lisfranc injury where the prognosis for a full recovery is less certain.

The wide receiver class is very deep, no doubt. The Jaguars can't be blamed for waiting until pick 33 and taking Pickens, Watson or Dotson. I have no doubt that at least one of those 3 will be available. Pickens is probably the highest risk/reward player in this draft. He has all the physical tools to be an elite number 1 receiver in the NFL. It's easy to "fall in love" with him after watching him make unbelievable catches against Alabama. However, he is very inconsistent and has been called un-disciplined by his own coach. This is evidenced by his ejection against Georgia Tech as well as having punched his own teammate. Watson's combine performance was incredible and he certainly has the physical tools to be a number 1 receiver. However, his numbers at North Dakota State were not that impressive. No doubt, they are primarily a running team, but between these unimpressive numbers and his lack of elite competition, I would hesitate taking him at 33. Dotson is the safest of the 3 and I expect him to be a very good pro, but he will likely be taken in round 1. 

Williams would not have gotten past pick 10, if not for his injury. He has the potential to be a bigger version of Tyreek Hill, without the character problems. That is why I don't think twice trading up for him, even if the price is steep.

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