(03-25-2022, 09:44 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(03-24-2022, 06:39 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: Every draft has at least one player who surprisingly makes it out of Round 1 without being selected. The majority of Jaguars fans as well as the media has them selecting the top receiver still available at pick 33. There are 3 players who I believe have a decent chance of falling into this category. They are David Ojabo (due to injury), Nakobe Dean and Tyler Linderbaum (both due to concerns about size). It's very unlikely that all 3 make it to round 2, but in what order would you select them if all were available? Also, among Jahan Dotson, Christian Watson and George Pickens where would they rank? My rankings would be:

1. Nakobe Dean: The defense could be very good with Dean next to Oluakun and the addition of Hutchinson.

2. Linderbaum: Very close 2nd. Would be our center for the next 10 years unless he suffers a Michael Cheever-like injury.

3. Jahan Dotson: Maybe not a true X receiver like Watson or Pickens could become, but I see his career being similar to Tyler Lockett and Diontae Johnson. 

4. Christian Watson: He will need time to develop, but definitely has big upside as a true X receiver.

5. David Ojabo: Will need time to get over injury, but Mike Caldwell would salivate with the potential pass rush utilizing Hutchinson, Allen and Ojabo.

6. George Pickens: I expect he will end up as either a great weapon on the outside who defenses must account for or a total bust. With the Jaguars history of busts, especially at the receiver 
                           position (Blackmon, Matt Jones, Soward, etc.), I'd have to pass on Pickens. 


How would you rank these 6 and are there any other potential "droppers" who would be on your list?

The only way I see us roll the dice on Ojabo is if we pass on Hutch. My board would be:

1) Linderbaum - great value, would fill a long-term need, and Shatley's presence may afford him time to add bulk/strengthor otherwise prepare, similar to Little's progression last season.
2) Dean - again value and positional need put him here.
3) Watson - I favor him over Dotson solely on measurables (height, primarily), I think Dotson overlaps with guys like Agnew regarding agility and quickness type of play. We still need a guy to get the jump balls.
4) Dotson - see above.
5a) Ojabo - only if we do not take Hutch. If we trade back or take a tackle, this could be a value play. The team would have to have confidence in Smoot and Chaisson to carry the load in 22, though. If they do not, chances are the team would value a healthier (at present) OLB either equal to Ojabo or better, and take that guy instead.
5b) Pickens - Would probably be the last resort, assumes that the other four or five are already selected, and we are fixated on taking a WR. I'm not committing seppuku if we take him like some others have implied, but the concerns are there, and I'd be interested to know who else at other positions would be available at 33. I see this more as a needs pick than seizing any significant value. In fact, we'd probably be letting some really good players slip past if we are this committed to a WR.