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Caldrac · 01-31-2024, 04:50 PM

(01-31-2024, 04:30 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: https://blackandteal.com/posts/jaguars-d...yMnhurd2Vc

(01-31-2024, 04:29 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: The comments on JPJ after practice on day 1 were overwhelmingly positive. Considering he has only one year experience as a starting center, how high is his ceiling? If he does very well in team interviews and continues to dominate in pre-draft workouts, would it be a reach to take him with the 17th pick? While I was initially leaning towards taking someone like Fuaga who can play guard or tackle, JPJ must be given strong consideration. There would be many worse things than taking a strong, reliable center who could be snapping the ball to Lawrence for the next decade. Centers are rarely taken in round 1, but history indicates those that were taken turned out to be very good choices. Nick Mangold, Travis Frederick, Ryan Kelly and Frank Ragnow are 4 examples of this.

Free agency additions (and subtractions) will determine the direction the Jaguars decide to go in the draft. The center group looks o.k., but nobody stands out as a slam-dunk addition. It will be very interesting to see how far up JPJ moves in mocks following Senior Bowl week. My guess is he'll be in several 1st rounds.
He's been my favorite prospect for a while now but I wasn't sure how he would test at the combine. To take a center at 17 he needs to be dominant like JPJ was this past year and test well. If he tests well he's a lock to go in the first imo and a high possibility at our pick if Baalke has any clue what he's doing

I have to agree here. Unless they land a top two, three Center that's available in March this guy needs to be on our radar. I think his combine results will reflect the exact same power, strength, explosiveness and athlete that we see in these drills and on film.

The fact that he can also play guard gives him even more value in my opinion. Hell, even if they did sign a Center I would be tempted to take him just as a massive insurance policy with the intent of him playing LG or RG as a rookie.

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