The center position is once again a need for us imo.  Morse started the season pretty strong but he has regressed almost each game this year it seems.  I think center is once again one of our biggest needs.  We need a center that can push the dline and that is good against the run.  Last years draft was one of the strongest center classes in recent memory and we missed out.  This year the center class is mech.  There are some decent prospects but none that great.  I think Tate Rateledge would be our best solution if we go center in the draft but we would likely have to take him with our 2nd round pick or trade form our 3rd back into the 2nd.  Tate has played RG at Georgia but he has practiced at C and they thought about playing him there.

  If we dont get a center in FA or draft Rateledge my next choice would be  Jake Slaughter.  I watch every Florida game and Slaughter has had a great season, the only game I seen him struggle a bit was in the Ole Miss game against Walter Nolen who is one of the best lineman in the country. Slaughter is also the nations highest power 5 rated center. Ja Slaughter in the 4th might be great value if he makes it there. PFF has Colorado States Jacob Gardner as the highest rated center overall in college with a 88.1 grade but I havent seen him play and he goes agaisnt weak comp.  Maybe a late round pick for Gardner would be worth it.  Jared Wilson and Jake Majors would be 2 other options i would consider but Im not sure either could beat out Morse.

If we go center in the FA route Ryan Kelly would be a nice stop game option or we could sign Drew Malman if the Falcons dont resign him.  Malman is only 26 and his strength is run blocking.  We have to bring in a center that is a good run blocker and Malman is one of the best run blokcing centers in the league.  To fix this oline it needs to start in the middle and we have to uprade the center position and it needs to be a priority this offseason. 

So in FA

Kelly - Stop gap
Malman

Draft

Rateldege
Slaughter
Wilson
Majors
Gardner

On the Jags roster

Morse
Forter



Thoughts on what yall think we should do at center next year?

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