Big Cat Country
Get used to hearing the names Mason Graham, Will Johnson and Travis Hunter.
Welcome back to another round of Jacksonville Jaguars’ mock drafts.
As the Jaguars get closer to signing a general manager, the mock draft strategy seems to stay the exact same: beef up the defense.
Of the 18 drafts compiled this month by John Oesher from the Jags, six of those mocks pinpointed Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham as the team’s No. 1 selection come April. In seven of those drafts, Michigan cornerback Will Johnson is the pick.
Safe to say, this week’s mocks will be much of the same with the occasional exception sprinkled in.
This one is a familiar face. No surprise, but it’s Graham with the fifth overall selection. For what it is worth, in this draft Graham is the third defensive player off the board behind Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter.
The Jaguars have made major investments in the defensive line, but they haven’t paid off in the win column. Jacksonville goes back to the well one more time to try to complete the puzzle with a wrecking ball on the interior.
PFN’s Ben Rolfe
This one is one of those “different” mocks, but not terribly different. Rolfe has the Jags strengthening the offense in Round 1 with LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell. Trevor Lawrence needs protection and Campbell is essentially the consensus best offensive lineman in the draft.
The Jacksonville Jaguars traded away their starting left tackle, Cam Robinson, last season, and Will Campbell would be the natural replacement for 2025. They finished the season ranked 21st in our OL+ metric, making it tough for Trevor Lawrence and Mac Jones to find any consistency with the passing game.
Back to Graham, Edwards has the Jags taking the interior defensive lineman in his latest mock. Even with head coach Liam Coen being an offensive-minded coach, Edwards thinks the idea of Graham at five is too good to pass up.
Liam Coen’s first pick as head coach of the Jaguars is made on the defensive side of the ball. There is room for improvement on offense, but Mason Graham is certainly one of the best prospects available. Jacksonville is stacking talent on the defensive line with Josh Hines - Allen , Travon Walker and now Graham.
This one will get some folks excited. Instead of Graham or Johnson, Klatt thinks the Jags still go with a defensive player but the defensive player is reigning Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. Two quarterbacks, Carter and Campbell go off the board before the Jags pick at five in this mock, giving the team the whole world to pick from.
The Jaguars are going to be really glad if the top four picks shake out this way. They were last in passing defense and takeaways last year, recording just nine takeaways. With the best ball-hawking corner in the country right there, the Jaguars snag...
