Jacksonville Jaguars 2014 NFL Draft: 7-Round Mock 2.0, Trades Included
By Daniel Lago
Round 2, Pick 7 -Ryan Shazier, LB Ohio State
November 3, 2012; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Ryan Shazier (10) tackles Illinois Fighting Illini running back Donovonn Young (5) after a short gain at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 52-22. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
With two consecutive picks in the second round, I went ahead and addressed one of the glaring needs on the team in linebacker. While this year’s free agent linebacker signing (Dekoda Watson) is a high upside prospect, last year’s signing (Geno Hayes) was more of a transitional player who played decent but not well enough to solidify his starting spot long-term. Weak-side linebacker is still a position of need long-term and an athletic, instinctive guy like Ryan Shazier fills that need.