***Trade*** Jags trade #3 for #8, #39 and a 2015 2nd from the Vikings

1.08- Anthony Barr-LEO-UCLA

2.39-Jimmie Ward-Safety-NIU

2.40-David Yankey-Guard-Stanford

3.70-Travis Swanson-Center-Arkansas

4.105-Lache Seastrunk-Runningback-Baylor

4.114-Jordan Zumwalt-ILB-UCLA

5.144-Tajh Boyd-QB-Clemson

5.150-Aaron Colvin-CB-Oklahoma

5.159-Kevin Norwood-WR-Alabama

6.179-Derrick Hopkins-DT-Virginia Tech

7.222-Colt Lyerla-TE-Oregon

 

I know many people are going to not like this class because nobody likes Barr because he only has one move but i think he will be an absolute beast in a year or two. Ward with Cyprien would solidify the back end of the secondary for a long time and have a true free roaming safety when Cyp is up in the box. Yankey is a top 3 guard in this years draft class and with the pairing of Swanson would make our new O-Line young,athletic and talented. Seastrunk would be compliment that Gerhart needs and would provide an interesting duo and possibly trio(Denard) out of the backfield. Maybe my favorite player in this years class is Jordan Zumwalt,he hits like a truck and is a passionate leader full of energy. Boyd to me will be our backup QB next year and the 3rd spot will be between an UDFA and Matt Scott. Boyd possibly can become a starting level QB due to his arm strength and his mobility but he has to improve his accuracy. Aaron Colvin is a guy i picked due to his ability when he is healthy and i doubt he would be here if it wasnt because he recently tore his ACL and with our DB depth he would be a redshirt candidate. Norwood is a guy who is not great or flashy but he just gets the job done and with Shorts having one spot locked up and sanders having the slot locked up the hope is that mike brown could be the 4th guy and i think Norwood would be a solid guy to have with Brown for WR depth. Hopkins played well against Alabama in the opener even though they were not the same Alabama O-line that we have been accustomed to,also played well against UCLA and Miami.Now with Lyerla he is the wildcard pick, everybody knows that he is extremely athletic and has day 2 talent but the character problems are obviously a concern. I personally love this draft and think it is very plausible, i think it covers 4 major needs and provides youth and athleticism to the team. Hope you enjoyed the read! 

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