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The Jacksonville Jaguars have what looks to be a great offensive line — a monster left tackle, arguably the best run-blocking left guard in the game, as solid a center as you’ll find, and a serviceable right tackle.
But what about right guard?
In this series, I want to look at the Jaguars’ draft needs and try to find the “sweet spot” for those positions in the draft. I want to find the lowest round where I’ll still be able to pick a better-than-average player so that I can walk away from the draft with as much value as possible.
There are seven positions the Jaguars need — quarterback, offensive lineman, cornerback, tight end, linebacker, defensive end, and running back.
In Part 2 of my series, I’m looking over the offensive guards and to help me organize the players I’ve used Dane Brugler’s prospect rankings published at NFLDraftScout.com.
Offensive linemen
| DS Rank | Name | School | Proj. Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS Rank | Name | School | Proj. Round |
| 3 | Quenton Nelson | OG, Notre Dame | 1 |
| 18 | *James Daniels | C, Iowa | 1 |
| 23 | *Will Hernandez | OG, Texas-El Paso | 1 |
| 24 | *Connor Williams | OT, Texas | 1 |
| 27 | Isaiah Wynn | OG, Georgia | 1 |
| 42 | Billy Price | C, Ohio State | 2 |
| 56 | Austin Corbett | OG, Nevada | 2 |
| 84 | Braden Smith | OG, Auburn | 2-3 |
| 108 | Wyatt Teller | OG, Virginia Tech | 3-4 |
| 134 | Sean Welsh | OG, Iowa | 4 |
| 147 | Skyler Phillips | OG, Idaho State | 4-5 |
| 165 | Taylor Hearn | OG, Clemson | 5 |
| 172 | *Cole Madison | OG, Washington State | 5 |
| 204 | Colby Gossett | OG, Appalachian State | 6 |
| 214 | Tony Adams | OG, North Carolina State | 6 |
| 224 | Jamil Demby | OG, Maine | 6-7 |
| 240 | Cody OConnell | OG, Washington State | 7 |
| 248 | *Nick Gates | OG, Nebraska | 7 |
Braden Smith is probably the line here between “elite to good enough” prospects and “he’ll be gone in two years” prospects. If Austin Corbett is still available at the bottom of the second round (which he probably will be with the run on quarterbacks early) he’ll be the pick for the Jaguars.
With the first round being the place to go for a quarterback if you need one, the second round might be ripe with guys going a few spots later than they deserve to.
Sweet spot for Jaguars at OG: Round 2
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