at The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to put together strong NFL Draft classes, but it hasn’t translated. Johnson is more of a specialist as a long-striding vertical threat and redzone target, offering a similar skill-set as Jacksonville’s breakout star of a year ago, third-year pro DJ Chark. Minshew is smart, gutty and reasonably accurate but he does not possess a howitzer. Easily a top 100 talent, the NFL legacy slipped on draft day following an injury-plagued senior season. 5:47 pm ETJaguars select WR Laviska Shenault Jr. with the No. Penalize the Jaguars, if you’d like, for “gambling on Gardner” and replacing proven stars with college clones, but 12 new draft picks have the shelves restocked with talent in Jacksonville. 20 acquired from Rams as part of Jalen Ramsey trade; No. While tall and athletic, Bartch has just average arm length (32 7/8”), suggesting a switch inside to guard might be in the future. The Jaguars passed on the quarterback position in Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft, instead taking a cornerback to help replace the losses of Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Shenault, a virtual chess piece at Colorado who saw action at Wildcat quarterback, running back and returner, as well as receiver, provides Jacksonville with an immediate matchup problem to terrorize opposing defensive coordinators.
137 acquired from Broncos as part of A.J. Bouye, then landing an edge rusher to potentially weather the expected loss of Yannick Ngakoue. We'll be tracking every player they take and every grade they receive for those picks in this space throughout draft weekend. Therefore, over the next 25 days, NFLDraftScout.com will be providing a detailed breakdown of each of the NFL teams’ rookie hauls, following the original draft order. They face an uphill battle in the division this year, with four games against the Titans and Texans, who both made the playoffs in 2019. The 2020 NFL draft is in the books, and the Jacksonville Jaguars' draft class is complete. A component with "marker-draft-tracker-nfl" slug not found to render the marker. 9 overall) -- C.J.
On Day 2, they drafted arguably this draft's most exciting player with the ball in his hands and an interior run stuffer. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. With the Jags going with mostly defensive players in the draft (7-of-12), they went in the opposite direction with their undrafted class, electing to sign 10 offensive players. Johnson may not offer as much immediate impact potential as Shenault, but his value as a contingency plan for Minshew’s favorite target is more than a team can typically hope for with the 165 overall pick, with the upside to be much, much more. The Jaguars have invested top dollars into multi-year deals for interior blockers Andrew Norwell, A.J.
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By Given all of the complexities of the 2020 NFL draft, specifically, this is especially true. These are the traits which scouts loved about the 6-6, 220 pound Johnson, as well as the 6-1, 227 pound Shenault, selected three full rounds earlier.