Jaguars Mock Draft Results
I participated in a live Mock Draft over the last two days and I wanted to post the results here. It was a 5 round mock, which is why there isn’t a 6th round pick.
16th Overall Pick: Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
With Cameron Jordan gone, my choices were Ayers, Jake Locker, and Ryan Kerrigan. My opinion of Kerrigan has declined since his unimpressive Senior Bowl and I felt Locker is still too much of a project. Ayers is a top flight LBer and would start immediately.
49th Overall Pick: Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State
With all of the talk about trying to trade up for Ponder in the real draft, it was nice to have Ponder fall to 49. No other options were considered.
80th Overall Pick: Nate Irving, MLB, NC State
Irving would play in the middle and try to help fill the gap left by Mike Peterson. Also, taking Irving would allow the Jaguars to let Justin Durant and Kirk Morrision walk.
I considered taking Robert Sands, the safety from West Virginia and Jaiquan Jarrett, S, Temple but felt I could find secondary help later on.
113th Overall Pick: Jake Kirkpatrick, C, TCU
Kirkpatrick is the 2nd best center in a poor center draft. In an ideal world, he’ll sit and learn behind Meester for a year while also putting NFL strength and conditioning to use.
120th Overall Pick: Marcus Gilchrest, S, Clemson
I like Gilchrest more than others who I’ve talked to. The Jaguars need to provide something other than Don Carey at FS and I think Gilchrist would suffice.
144th Overall Pick: Korey Lindsey-Woods, CB, Southern Illinois
No Jaguar mock draft is complete without the token FCS player. I think Lindsey-Woods is one of those guys who would be getting more attention had he gone to a bigger school. Could be a solid nickle guy initially.
