Jaguars Draft 2019: Who does Jacksonville pick?

As free agency begins today at 4 PM and the Jacksonville Jaguars about to formally bring in Nick Foles, who does this team draft in April in Round 1?

Things are still getting offensive when it comes to the Jacksonville Jaguars and who the organization selects with the seventh pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

For a minute there, I felt like Pete Rozelle.

I cannot preface enough how important the signing of Nick Foles will be to this franchise and how vital it is to find enough weapons to surround him in offensive coordinator John DiFilippo’s system. Having spent time with Foles in Philadelphia, one would think this is a match made in teal heaven.

The fan base and the front office hopes so or this will be an $88 million mistake.

All fingers point to the team shoring up the offense. Whether is it through the offensive line, which our own Jess Overby talked about in his latest story, or the front office grabbing a tight end or playmaking wide receiver, there will be new faces in the starting lineup this season.

That alone should make the fans very happy. If the running game and Leonard Fournette regain their from 2017, then Jacksonville could be back in business headed toward a playoff push in 2019.

There are still a lot of “ifs” for the coming season, but we all know things cannot get worse than they were in 2018, or at least we hope they can’t.

As jaguars.com continues to post a mock draft tracker, the prevailing consensus is the team needs to find offensive linemen in the first round. The move makes sense since Foles will need bockers in front of him to have time to find his receivers. Hopefully, the team won’t lead the NFL in dropped passes as it did in 2018.

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"“Nine of ten mock drafts included in this week’s 10th jaguars.com 2019 draft tracker projected the Jaguars selecting an offensive player at No. 7 overall, with University of Florida offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor a popular Jaguars selection for a second consecutive week,” John Oehser writes."

Taylor is gaining ground on draft boards as the most NFL ready lineman and could be ripe for the picking for Jacksonville. The move means the team replaces Jermey Parnell, who was released last week, and pairs him with left tackle Cam Robinson, who returns from a knee injury he suffered in Week 3 of the 2018 season.

Other possible picks could be Cody Ford of Oklahoma, who can play both guard and tackle, and Jonah Williams of Alabama. Two Crimson Tide bookend tackles would look like a solid move for the Jaguars on this offensive line.

Former Jaguars beat writer Pete Prisco, now of CBS Sports picked Taylor as well, stating he was the best choice to protect the Jaguars newest investment under center.

"“After landing Nick Foles at quarterback, they now need to fix the offense around him,” Prisco wrote. “Taylor would be a Day One starter on the right side with the release of Jermey Parnell.”"

Other players who were considered included Iowa tight ends T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant, Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins, Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and Mississippi wide receiver D.K. Metcalf.