(04-12-2024, 11:09 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(04-12-2024, 10:09 AM)jaglou53 Wrote: It will be interesting on draft day to see in which order the cornerbacks go. There are cases to be made for any one of Mitchell,Arnold,DeJean, Wiggins and even McKinstry being at the top of certain teams lists. As far as the Jaguars personal list, your guess is as good as mine. I could see Wiggins being the number 1 if their secondary coach who worked with him before pounds the table for him. At this point, none of these candidates would shock me if they end up in teal and it's even possible they love some darkhorse like Rakestraw from Missouri. The most important thing is that they don't reach at 17 if their top corners are gone since there will likely be other very good options at receiver (Thomas), Edge (Verse, Latu) and offensive line (many options) if there is an unexpected early run on cornerbacks.

Wasn't Richard at Alabama Pro day too working out Alabamas DBs?  It really will come down to what Nielsen wants to do on defense and what corner fits what we want to do best.  In the past he ran more man and press man than any other defense.  A corner that can tackle will be important for this defense if he continues to run the same D and one of the knocks on Wiggins is his weight and tackling ability.  It would be an odd fit imo.

  I think teams will have these corners rated differently depending on what type of defense teams run.  With as mush man as Nielsen runs and McKinstry was the best press corner in college I don't think it would be a stretch if he is Nielsens top corner.  Would love it if we good get him in the 2nd though.  Teams that don't run as much man probably won't have McKinstry rated as high.  Have to look at scheme fits.

That would be nice to land him in the 2nd, but even zone schemes will play man at times or have zone/man hybrid defenses.  If McKinstry is viewed as consensus best man corner in the draft, he's not making it to the 2nd round.

Getting him in a trade back into the 20's would be a very good scenario for us, however.

I'd still favor building the Great Wall of Duval around Trev and letting him cook and allowing Etienne to get to the 2nd level much easier where he is dangerous.

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