Free Agency:

 

1. Jerry Hughes - Leo DE - Bills - 12 Mil / Yr

 

With this move the Jags dare the Titans to pass on the QB and thus set up a trade scenario with either the Jets for the Rds 1 and 2 picks or the Eagles for a package deal. Either way the Jags win.

 

Hughes may be considered a product of the system, but in the Jags defense he is the perfect Leo DE. His quick first step and the fact that he will be rotated with Clemons, Branch and Davis should allow him to do what he does best and that is put pressure on the QB. I am sure that Doug Marrone will have some input in the recommendation of this signing.

 

2. Orlando Franklin - ORT - Broncos - 8 Mil / Yr

 

Franklin played the ORT spot for the Broncos since his rookie season in 2011 up until the beginning of this past season, moving over to OLG to replace the departed Zane Beadles. Again, Doug Marrone's fingerprints will be all over this selection, since he will be charged in upgrading the Jags Oline and specifically addressing the ORT spot.

 

3. DaNorris Searcy - FS - Bills - 5 Mil / Yr

 

Again Doug Marrone will have some input in whether Searcy can be the Centerfielder that the Jags seek to man the FS spot. He seems to be coming into his own as evidenced by his 3 Ints this pass season for the Bills.

 

4. Bruce Carter - MLB - Cowboys - 6 Mil / Yr

 

Carter is fast and provides the Jags with coverage skills that have become more and more in demand for LBs that drop back in coverage. Carter would man the Otto LB spot during 1st and 2nd downs and move to the middle in the pass defense package.

 

5. Chris Culliver - CB - 49ers - 7 Mil / Yr

 

Culliver is a long CB that has become all the rage in the NFL these days in the effort to combat the Jumbo WRs and TEs that have become dominant in the league. Culliver has the size to hold the edge and the hands for the INT. Culliver replaces Gratz as the starter.

 

6. Rob Housler - TE - Cardinals - 3 Mil /. Yr

 

Tall and fast with reliable hands, Housler provides Bortles in the center of the field with the ability to stretch the seam and move the SS out of the middle for RBs and slot WRs.

 

7. Mike Wallace - WR - Dolphins - 6 Mil / Yr

 

Everybody seems concerned that Wallace quit on the Dolphins when it was the Dolphins that quit on him. Wallace is a stretch the field type of WR and Taneyhill can not throw the deep ball. Sometimes frustration sets in at the end of the season. In the end, Wallace is a poor match for the Dolphins, but perhaps a perfect match for the Jags where Bortles can let 'er rip with the best of them. Wallace knows how to win and can show the young WRs on the Jags roster just how to win.

 

Draft

 

1. Leonard Williams - DE (5 Tech) - USC

 

When it is all said and done, the Titans will either draft a QB or trade out of the 2nd spot and allow some other team to draft a QB. Thus, Williams will fall to the Jags in the 3rd spot by default.

 

2. Duke Johnson - RB - Miami

 

The Jags have to find their Franchise RB and Johnson just may be the man for the job. His ability to take it to the house on any given play and his pass receiving skills out of the backfield make him a perfect candidate to lead the Jags revamped running game.

 

3. Clive Walford - TE - Miami

 

Now the Jags have two TEs that can stretch the middle of the field and this will be important if the Jags keep sending either Housler or Walford downfield on a consistent basis.

 

4. Chris Hackett - FS - TCU

 

The Jags need a rangy FS and Hackett fills the bill. There could be packages where Cyprien, Searcy and Hackett are all on the field at the same time.

 

5. Xavier Williams - DT - Northern Iowa

 

Williams can play both the 5 Tech and the 3 Tech on the Dline and can rush the passer from both positions as well as be tough against the run.

 

6. Jarvis Harrison - OG - Texas A&M

 

Harrison has manned the OLG position for the Aggies over the past three years. Harrison actually played some OLT while Ogbuehi was moved back to ORT during a portion of the season.

 

7. Imoan Claiborne - CB - Northwestern State

 

Sleeper CB that apparently impressed the Staff during the Senior Bowl.

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