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2016 NFL Draft: What grade are you giving Jaguars pick Yannick Ngakoue?

Dave Caldwell said he liked pass rushing specialist Yannick Ngakoue enough to get him in the second round. Instead, he gambled and found him at the top of the third.

By Ryan Day
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The Jacksonville Jaguars spent their first two draft picks upgrading their secondary and linebackers. It's only fitting they ended Day 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft making sure their pass rush was upgraded as well, selecting Maryland linebacker and edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue.

Yannick Ngakoue isn't a household name and he wasn't talked about a lot about leading up to the draft. Over the last two seasons, the 252-pound Yannick Ngakoue racked up production as a pass rusher for Maryland. During that time, he earned 19 sacks and 28 tackles for a loss. His 13 sacks in 2015 alone were good for the third highest sack total in the NCAA last season.

On the surface, those are really impressive numbers for a 20-year-old pass rusher. The numbers are even more impressive when you consider that the Maryland football program struggled as a whole over this period, going 10-15 over those seasons, including a 3-9 season in Ngakoue's breakout 2015 campaign.

How would you grade the Jaguars for picking Yannick Ngakoue in the third round?

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