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The Jacksonville Jaguars did a decent job in the NFL Draft last April

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,The Draft Report by admin on Tuesday 8 March 2011 at 2:52 pm

The Jaguars looked like they were reaching a lot in the draft last April, but it looks like they got some keepers to help them on defense  and special teams.  Here’s a look at how the players they picked did as rookies last year:

Tyson Alualu:  The Jaguars took DT Tyson Alualu out of California with the #10 overall pick of the NFL Draft last April.  Alualu played in 16 games (all starts) for the Jaguars last season and he had 38 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.  Many “experts” panned the pick of Alualu (me included) and the Jaguars made everyone look bad as he made a nice impact as a rookie.  He appears to have a really nice upside.

D’Anthony Smith:  D’Anthony Smith came to the Jags in the 3rd round (#74 overall) out of Louisiana Tech.  The DT didn’t get into any games last season due to an Achilles injury.

Larry Hart:  DE Larry Hart came to the Jags in the 5th round (#143 overall) out of tiny Central Arkansas.  He played in 14 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Jaguars last season and he had 8 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1.5 sacks.  Hart could work his way into more P.T. starting next season.

Austen Lane:  The Jaguars picked DE Austen Lane in the 5th round (#153 overall) out of Murray State.  He played in 11 games (9 starts) for the Jaguars last season and he had 20 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss.  Lane will need to increase his production if he wants to keep starting for the Jags going forward.

Deji Karim:  The Jaguars made a nice pick with the 180th overall pick (6th round) when they picked RB Deji Karim out of Southern Illinois.  Karim played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Jags last season and he carried the ball 35 times for 160 yards (4.6 ypc).  Karim also caught 3 passes for 10 yards (3.3 avg) last year.  Karim carved a niche for himself on special teams for the Jags as he returned 50 kickoffs for 1,248 yards (25.0 avg).  Karim has a nice upside.

Scotty McGee:  With the Jags last pick (6th round, #203 overall), they took CB Scotty McGee out of James Madison.  McGee missed his rookie year due to a shoulder injury.

GRADE FOR 2010:  C+

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  B