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The Jacksonville Jaguars take a bold approach to the 2024 NFL Draft in this day-of seven-round mock.
We are mere hours away from the start of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan.
Teams around the league are putting the finishing touches on their draft boards as they prepare for three days worth of picks that could make or break the foreseeable future of their respective franchises.
Luckily for the Jacksonville Jaguars, I’ve done the hard work for them by constructing a flawless seven-round mock draft that would have the fan base buzzing.
Using the mock draft simulator over at Pro Football Network, as well as the Pro Football Reference Draft Pick Trade Value Chart, I had the Jags take an aggressive approach to ensuring they leave the Motor City with exactly who they want.
So, check out which players I have coming to Duval with the final Jacksonville Jaguars seven-round mock of the 2024 draft season.
*Jags trade picks 17, 96 and a 2025 5**th to the Denver Broncos for picks 12, and 145
Round 1, Pick 12 - Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
I know a contingent of Jaguars fans are hoping the team pull off a massive trade into the top 10 to get Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze. However, the cost would likely far outweigh the actual value considering it is almost assuredly going to be a bidding war between a number of teams for his services.
Instead of paying a kings ransom, I think trading up just a handful of spots to nab the consensus top corner in the NFL Draft, Quinyon Mitchell, makes a lot more sense.
The Broncos don’t have a second-round pick so they’re a definite candidate to trade back tonight, and Jacksonville has plenty of capital to make a move here.
Quinyon Mitchell has all of the tools to be an immediate starting corner at the NFL level. He’s got great size, elite athleticism, sound technique, and was a highly productive player while at Toledo. Many will cite Mitchell’s lack of press looks in college as a knock on him as a fit in Ryan Nielsen’s defense, but I won’t allow such a narrative. He’s shown more than enough in that regard and is far and away the most skilled player at the position in the class.
The Jaguars current corner group consists of Tyson Campbell, whose playing on an expiring contract, journeyman free agent signee Ronald Darby, and then just a bunch of guys. The positional need for Jacksonville can’t be overstated so beginning their 2024 NFL Draft with an aggressive move like this would be a nice tone setter for Trent Baalke and company.
Round 2, Pick 48 - Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan
Nabbing Michigan’s Kris Jenkins at 48th overall would be simultaneously a best player available type of pick while still filling a need for Jacksonville, so it seems like a no-brainer if he’s on the board here. The Jags have done a lot of work on defensive tackles...
