Sadly, the Jaguars are far from playoff contention this year.

 

However, now that we are officially past the midway point of the season, I figured it might be good to start the monitoring for draft position next April.

 

The worst teams record wise as of today, and links to their schedules follows

 

Oakland  (0-7)

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.raiders.com/schedule/season-schedule.html' title="External link">http://www.raiders.c...n-schedule.html</a>

 

Jacksonville (1-7)

http://www.jaguars.com/gameday/schedule.html

 

N.Y. Jets (1-7)

http://www.newyorkjets.com/schedule/seas...edule.html

 

Tampa Bay (1-6)

http://www.buccaneers.com/schedule-and-e...index.html

 

Tennessee (2-6)

http://www.titansonline.com/schedule/sea...edule.html

 

Atlanta (2-6)

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/schedules/schedule.html

 

St. Louis (2-5)

http://www.stlouisrams.com/schedule/schedule.html

 

If you assume Mariota is the top ranked prospect, it appears among the teams listed, at least four would likely draft him if they picked first: The Jets, Tampa, the Tacks, St. Louis.

 

Since Oakland and Jacksonville both have promising rookie QBs, they would most likely try to trade down if they got the top draft spot.  Atlanta, with Matt Ryan under a big, long term deal, would also likely deal down too.

 

The wildcard would be Jamies Winston. 

 

If he declares, his performance and physical tools would seem to warrant top 5 consideration by teams.  However, because he has had so many off field issues, his stock may be suppressed somewhat.

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