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Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars.
Apologies for not getting this column up yesterday. Today’s post will cover news since Friday.
Jaguars 2024 NFL Draft: Final draft results and full rookie class (Big Cat Country)
“For me, a football team is made up of many parts,” Doug Pederson added. “I think this is a great example of the guys we got, there’s different positions here, there’s different body types, skill sets, all of that, and they’re all guys that can come in and compete. So that’s what I’m excited about, and starting from the top all the way down, there’s talent here, guys that we had focused on, and as obviously as Trent has said, the way things fell, it worked out really good.”
Jaguars 2024 NFL Draft: Best highlights for all nine rookies (Big Cat Country)
“You’re excited,” general manager Trent Baalke said of the group. “You’re excited for them. When you talk to them on the phone and hear their excitement and the family’s excitement in the background, you know they’re coming here and they’re going to give you everything they’ve got and that’s all we can ask. Then we figure it out from there.”
Jaguars 2024 NFL Draft: Doug Pederson and Trent Baalke talk rookies (Big Cat Country)
“We had a good beat on where those guys [top three WRs] were going to go, and they pretty much went where we felt like they were going to go. The price to move up into that territory would’ve been really steep. It wasn’t an option, if one of them would’ve slipped a little further, maybe you do it. We just didn’t feel they were going to get into our range and they didn’t get into our range.”
Jaguars 2024 NFL Draft: Top takeaways from each rookie’s media call (Big Cat Country)
“Growing up, my favorite wide receiver would have to be Julio Jones, just growing up and watching him do the things that he can do. I was kind of bigger, so I was trying to model my game after somebody who had my body type. I would say Julio Jones, he was my favorite player, or one of my favorite players; my favorite wide receiver growing up.”
Jaguars 2024 undrafted free agent tracker (Big Cat Country)
“It’s hectic,” general manager Trent Baalke said on Saturday. “The guys are working. We’ve got a pretty good plan, a real good plan. The coaches and the scouts are working together right now. You’re making a million calls, you got 32 teams reaching out to these young men and they’re trying to make a decision. We’ll get back there and find out exactly where we’re at.”
Winners and losers from Jaguars 2024 draft (Big Cat Country)
According to Sharp’s metrics, the Jags had the second-worst draft class in terms of total...
