Gene Smith's Drafting ...

 

2009 Draft - Gene's best draft which caused fan excitement at the time

 

1st Round - pick 8 - Eugene Monroe - LT - (now plays for Ravens) - good value pick probably his best draft selection of his career in Jacksonville.

2nd Round - pick 39 - Ebon Britton - RT (Bears) - Struggled at times and had series of injuries.

3rd Round - pick 72- Terrence Knighton - DT (pot Roast - plays for Broncos) -

                - pick 73 - D. Cox - DB (plays for vikings)

4th Round - pick 107 - mike Thomas - WR - (plays for texans after lions cut him) - hyped up average backup player.

5th Roun- pick 144 - Jarrett Dilard - WR - (cardinals) injury bug and never panned out.

6th Round - Pick 180 - Zack Miller - TE (bears) good backup TE

7th Round - Pick 250 - R. Jennings - RB - (Went to Raiders and killed it) didnt run as well in Jax as he did in LA

              - Pick 253 - T underwood WR -(panthers)

 

 

 

 

 

2010 1st round #10 pick DL Tyson Alualu Califorina, drafted to be a 3 tech DT (remains on roster) most felt a huge reach in the draft.

Noteable misses (J.P.P DE NY selected 15, MPouncey ProBowl C selected 18 by Steelers, 24 Dez Bryant Cowboys)

No 2nd round, 3rd round 74th pick DL D'Anthony Smith (plays for seattle), no 4th round, 5th round #143 Larry Hart DL (released one year later no team has picked him since), 153 DL Austen Lane (plays for Bears), round 6 #180 RB D. Karim (plays for texans), #203 Scotty McGee KR (waived a year later by Jaguars)


Only one guy from 2010 is on roster (mainly because his contract is so expensive Tyson Alualu)

 

 

2011 - 1st round - #10 overall (traded up) QB Blaine Gabbert (on 49ers) epic fail gene said this is the teams franchise qb but HE WILL NOT START but rather learn under David Garrard for at least a year or more.  He cuts DG before the start of the season and throws Blaine in the mix which he fails.

Suprise again no 2nd round pick.

3rd round - 76th pick Will Rackley Guard (plays for Ravens) was injured all the time.

4th round - 114th pick and probably the best pick under Gene Smith Cecil Shorts III - #121 DB Chris Prosinski

5th round - 147 Rod Issac DB (released a year later no longer plays in NFL) 

 

Only one guy from the 2011 roster remains on the team, Cecil Shorts III (but keep in mind how many WRs drafts & FAs that were picked by Dave so far)

I didnt even mention that this was one of the best 1st round drafts and only the teams that picked a QB turned up to be failures.

 

2012 draft - 1st round - pick #5 WR Justin Blackmon (has a series of off field incidents was picked up by the police prior to signing with the Jaguars they had the warning signs).

2nd round 38 overall Andre Branch DL, will most likely not be a jaguar before next season.

3rd round Punter Bryan Anger #70.  A good punter but critism for taking in the 3rd round when nick foles QB for the eagles was taken 18 picks later for example)

4th round - no picks

5th round - #142 Brandon Marshall OLB (released a year later)

6th Round - #176 -  Mike Harris DB - only 3rd florida state draftee by Jaguars - blocked a punt vs Titans

7th round 21st pick #228 DT Jeris Pendleton (released may 2013)

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