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Grade each Jaguars pick and the whole draft

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1. Dante Fowler Jr. - I was hoping for Cooper as he was the highest rated player in my mind (Williams' injury dropped him), but I get their reasoning too. DE was a much bigger need by far and Fowler was rated pretty close by them. I thought he was a top 5 prospect so I am good with this pick. Grade: <b>B+</b>


2. TJ Yeldon - One could argue that he may have been there in the 3rd, but there's obviously no way of knowing. Regardless, this was one of our bigger needs and he has the talent to be an efficient 3-down back. I like this pick and he was one of the RBs I wanted. With Ajayi's knee, it narrowed it down even more. Grade: <b>B+</b>


3. AJ Cann - Great value here. Most people had him as the second best interior lineman in the draft (assuming Scherff is a tackle). While Linder was by far our best offensive player last year, and Beadles actually did OK, Cann has a shot to push Beadles out of a job, and gives us good depth at a position we were lacking in. Or he may even just move to center. Grade: <b>A+</b>


4. James Sample - I actually didn't watch anything on him prior to the draft as there were so many flyer FS prospects, but this guy seems to be very versatile and love his coverage ability. He can play FS and SS, but probably would be our starting FS. The fact we are getting a starter and such a versatile player here is great. Grade: <b>A</b>


5. Rashad Greene - We needed a slot WR and a PR, and you can't really go wrong with this pick at all, especially considering the round. Dude was extremely productive at FSU, runs great routes, good hands, etc. Another value pick that fit a need also. Grade: <b>A-</b>


6. Michael Bennett - Probably my favorite pick of the draft. This guy was routinely going in mocks around the 2nd round since he's probably the best interior rushing lineman in the draft (yes, better than Leonard). How he fell there is a combination of scheme and an injury he had (that should recover just fine). While he's strictly a 3/4 tech that rushes the passer, he excels at it and should became a great niche player on our defense as he fits perfectly. Grade: <b>A+</b>


7. Neal Sterling and Ben Koyack - Both guys seem to be competing for our backup TE spot behind Lewis and Julius. I love the value here for both and love how Caldwell brings in competition like this. Grade: <b>B+</b>


Overall Grade: <b>A</b>


Honestly, probably one of the better Jags draft in our franchise history. Needs met value almost the whole way through and the value we got in rounds 3-7 was ridiculous. I'm stoked.


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Grade each Jaguars pick and the whole draft - by Markulous - 05-04-2015, 11:03 AM



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