In an effort to examine alternate candidates that the Jaguars might consider signing in Free Agency, the idea of signing a DE-Leo, just in case Leonard Williams falls to the Jags at Pick 3.

 

Recently, I have been promoting the signing of

 

Derrick Morgan - DE/OLB - Titans - 6'3" 261 lbs - 26 yrs old

 

Morgan can play the Leo DE with his hand in the dirt or play OLB/Otto and this kind of flexibility is something that I feel the Jags may find appealing.

 

Here are Derrick Morgan's stats over the past three years

 

2012: 59 TT - 6.5 Sacks - 6 PD

2013: 35 TT - 6.0 Sacks - 2 PD

2014: 63 TT - 6.5 Sacks - 7 PD

 

As can be seen Morgan is very active against the run, which is what the Jags need from their edge setters.

 

What we see from Morgan is that his team will get approximately 60 TT and 6 sacks from him every season.

 

The Titans may attempt to re-sign Derrick Morgan but all indications are he will test the Free Agent market.

 

Look for a contract in the range of  6 to 6.5 Mil per year

 

Now another player that I wish to compare to Derrick Morgan is

 

Jabaal Sheard - DE/OLB - Browns - 6'3" 264 lbs - 26 yrs old

 

Like Morgan, Sheard can play the OLB position, but his most success came when he played DE in 2011 and 2102

 

Here are his stats over those two years

 

2011: 55 TT - 8.5 Sacks

2012: 53 TT - 7.0 Sacks

 

His stats fell off when they moved him to OLB and now the Browns are going to let him walk in Free Agency.

 

I don't think that Sheard is as sure a thing as Morgan but he may actually have a higher ceiling as a DE-Leo.

 

I think he will command similar money to Morgan perhaps a little less in a "Prove It" contract.

 

Still Jabaal Sheard is an interesting option for the Jags if they are looking for that Sleeper Leo-DE to help in the pass rush rotation.

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