For the last two offseasons the Jacksonville Jaguars have behaved exactly like you do when you select your new Madden franchise. They’ve signed free agents with abandon, trying to improve their team and get off the NFL’s doormat. A doormat they’ve lived on for the last decade.
Picking at No. 5 is new territory for the Jaguars after the last few seasons, but luckily for them a quarterback should go at No. 2 and allow them to select a guy who might be the best player in the entire draft.
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Round 1, Pick 5 – Myles Jack, OLB, UCLA
2015: 15 tackles, one interception, one pass defended, 6-foot-1, 245 pounds
Jack only played in three games last season, but he was coming of an 87 tackle season as a sophomore. Jack didn’t run at the combine, but is still high on plenty of draft boards. He probably would have been able to come back from his torn meniscus this season, but withdrew from school to focus on the draft. His wait in the green room will be short.
Round 2, Pick 38 – Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
2015: 7 tackles, one for a loss, one sack, one pass defended, 5-foot-11, 187 pounds
Fuller is another guy that tore a meniscus and just played in three games in 2015. Fuller is part of a talented family with three older brothers that all played in the NFL, Vincent, Corey and fellow cornerback Kyle who is a budding star with the Chicago Bears.
Round 3, Pick 69 – Xavien Howard, CB, Baylor
2015: 42 tackles, one for a loss, five interceptions, one fumble recovery, 10 passes defended 6-foot-0, 201 pounds
Howard doesn’t have Fuller’s pedigree, but he also doesn’t have his injury history. He was named to the All-Big 12 team last year and started his last 26 games. His 4.58 40-yard dash is decent, especially with his size and he brings a 33-inch vertical jump along with it.
Round 4, Pick 103 – Connor McGovern, OG, Missouri
2015: Started 40 consecutive games, 6-foot-3, 306 pounds
McGovern has the prototypical size for a guard and the production in the SEC trenches that should make him a high-value pick. He’s a tenacious blocker who played both tackle positions at Missouri and guard, making him a valuable player to have on the bench.
Round 5, Pick 146 – Max Tuerk, C, USC
2015: Injured most of the season, 6-foot-5, 298 pounds
Back-to-back offensive linemen go to the Jaguars in this draft and another guy who didn’t play much in 2015 due to injury. For Tuerk it was more serious, suffering a torn ACL on Oct. 10. He’s had time to recuperate since then and should have no trouble returning to the form he had in 2014 where he was USC’s offensive lineman of the year and a First-Team All-PAC-12 selection. If he hadn’t been hurt, he’d already be gone by the fifth round.
Round 6, Pick 181 – James Cowser, DE, Southern Utah
2015: 68 tackles, 19 for a loss, 13 sacks, one pass defended, three fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles, 6-foot-4, 248 pounds
If Cowser had put these numbers up at an ACC school he’d be the No. 1 pick in the draft. As it is he dominated FCS opponents as you’d expect a player of his ability to do. I have Cowser going in the sixth round here, but he could go anywhere from the fourth on, depending on how many teams are on him after he ran a 4.82 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
Round 6, Pick 201 – Geronimo Allison, WR, Illinois
2015: 65 catches, 882 yards, three touchdowns, 6-foot-3, 196 pounds
The Jaguars already have three talented young receivers, but with Marquis Lee hurt for much of last season they might look to add another thoroughbred to the stables and Allison is a steal in round six. He was uncoverable at the Shrine Bowl and showed off a 33-inch vertical at the combine.
Round 7, Pick 229 – Pearce Slater, OT, San Diego State
2015: Started 27 games, 6-foot-7, 329 pounds
Slater looks like you asked an offensive line coach to sculpt his perfect tackle. His production at the college level is there, but he’s a project in the pros but one that could pay off with real coaching. For the first time in a long time in Jacksonville, he should be able to get it there.
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