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The Jacksonville Jaguars picked OG William Rackley in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,Jaguar Headlines,The Draft Report by admin on Saturday 30 April 2011 at 6:04 pm

The Jacksonville Jaguars picked 21-year old guard Will Rackley out of Lehigh with the 76th overall pick out of Lehigh.  Rackley is 6’3″, 306 pounds so he has the size to handle the job.  Rackley played in 13 games (all starts) for Lehigh last year and he played in 46 games (45 starts) in his four years there.  Rackley is a strong run blocker who also appears to be a decent pass blocker.  But, it might take time for Rackley to adjust to the jump in competition.  Even if he’s not ready to start in 2011, I like this pick for the Jaguars.

The Jacksonville Jaguars trade up to take QB Blaine Gabbert in the first round

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,Jaguar Headlines,The Draft Report by admin on Friday 29 April 2011 at 1:46 pm

The Jaguars dealt the #16 overall pick (1st round) and the #49 overall pick (2nd round) to the Washington Redskins to move up to the #10 pick in the first round.  With that pick, the Jaguars selected 21-year old QB Blaine Gabbert out of Missouri.  Gabbert is a big guy at 6’5″, 235 pounds and he runs a 4.6 40, as he’s a pretty good athlete.  Gabbert played in 13 games (all starts) for Missouri last year and he completed 301 of 475 (63.4%) for 3,186 yards with 16 TD passes and 9 INTs.  He played in 31 games (26 starts) in his three years with the Tigers and he completed 568 of 933 passes (60.9%) for 6,822 yards with 40 TD passes and 18 INTs.  Gabbert has a great throwing arm and he has good mobility in the pocket to buy time to throw the football.  It will be interesting to see if Gabbert pushes David Garrard out of his starting job, or if he’ll be holding a clipboard in 2011.  Either way, David Garrard’s days are now officially numbered in Jacksonville.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will try to continue rebuilding the D next weekend

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,The Draft Report by admin on Saturday 23 April 2011 at 7:10 pm

The Jaguars started rebuilding the defense last April in the NFL Draft and I look for that to continue next weekend.  Here’s how I saw the Jaguars doing in my own mock draft:

1st round (#16 overall) – J.J. Watt, DE, Wisconsin

2nd round (#49 overall) – Quinton Carter, FS, Oklahoma

3rd round (#80 overall) – Chris Carter, OLB, Fresno State

4th round (#114 overall) – Johnny Patrick, CB, Louisville

4th round (#121 overall) – Ahmad Black, SS, Florida

5th round (#147 overall) – Jeremy Kerley, WR/KR, TCU

6th round (#182 overall) – Garrett Chisolm, OG, South Carolina

The Jaguars would have to be pleased with a haul like this one as all five defenders could possible help them next season.  Kerley could also be a steal in the 5th round as he is a gamebreaking return man.