I have been away for a while, but with the combine winding down, I guess I can put in my two cents.

 

First though, I will offer my Free Agent selection prognostications:

 

1. A.J. Bouye - CB - Texans

 

I think he will be the Jags No. 1 target and they will blow him away with upfront cash.

 

2. Calais Campbell - DE - Cardinals

 

I think that Coughlin will want to sign a veteran DE to show the young kids the ropes.

 

3. Larry Warford - OG - Lions

 

Jags will settle for Warford after Zeitner picks the Raiders.

 

4. Kyle Juszczyk - FB - Ravens

 

Another Coughlin selection - A FB that can be an offensive weapon as well as a be a lead blocker.

 

5. Jarius Byrd - S - Saints

 

Not exactly a SS, but a ballhawk who has something to prove with a one year prove it deal.

 

6. Dion Sims - TE - Dolphins 

 

Blocking TE that will be every bit as effective as Julius Thomas but at a bargain price.

 

 

Now the Draft:

 

Rd 1(4): Leonard Fournette - RB - LSU

 

The big workhorse RB that will help Bortles become the QB he can be, by taking away all the pressure to win every game with his arm. Fournette will be the Jags Adrian Petersen RB and make the Jags offense look more like that of the Steelers - run heavy. This system works - see Carolina and what they did with a running game and a QB who is not that much better than Bortles.

 

 

Rd 2(35): Tanoh Kpassagnon - DE - Villamnova

 

Right now he is a top half Rd 2 player who if he gets by the Patriots in Rd 1, will be the BIG DE that Coughin loves to draft.

 

Rd 3(68): Fabian Moreau - CB - UCLA

 

Big CB, with elite speed and tough against both the run and pass in press coverage.

 

Rd 4(110): Josh Jones - SS - N.C. State

 

The Big SS who can run and cover, so much so, that he was a FS as a senior even though he is sized to be a SS. Big hitter, lots of tackles. Speed to run with TEs and RBs.

 

Rd 5(149) Adam Shaheen - TE - Ashland 

 

Kind of a sleeper who has size and decent speed.

 

Rd 6(189) Jessamen Dunker - OG - Tennessee State

 

Small school OG who shined at Senior Bowl.

 

Rd 7(225): Kareem Are - OG - FSU

 

Plagued with concussion problems is why he falls. Can he play? Who knows.

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