Jacksonville Jaguars: How this year’s draft impacts the future

With less than two weeks left until the NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars are poised to make a more or two to ensure the growth of the 2020 roster.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have their card on the table, but no one can see the hand they are about to play. With the NFL Draft just 10 days away (Hallelujah) and 31 other teams ready to make their own moves, this promises to be one of the more unusual three-day periods in the history of the league.

All the while, the team’s front office, led by general manager David Caldwell, has a real opportunity to make a lasting impression on the AFC South, the current roster and the fans who want a winner and want it now.

"“The draft will come in the wake of roster significant changes around the recent start of the league year, including trading Pro Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell to the Baltimore Ravens for a fifth-round selection and Pro Bowl cornerback A.J. Bouye to the Denver Broncos for a fourth-round selection. Defensive tackle Marcell Dareus also became a free agent, with the transactions giving the team a new look,” writes John Oehser of Jaguars.com."

The buzz word for this team during the offseason has been draft capital. There is plenty of it. Don’t be surprised to see Caldwell use his cache to move up and down the draft board, playing the stock market hoping to land depth at almost every position on the field.

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It’s a good time to be part of the Jacksonville Jaguars organization. There may not have been more chances for improvement to this roster since the 1995 season when Jacksonville had multiple picks and played the Draft like the slot machine.

"“Conventional wisdom has the Jaguars focusing on defensive tackle, cornerback and perhaps wide receiver or offensive line early in the draft,” Oehser continues. “Many mock drafts focus at those positions for the Jaguars in Rounds 1 and 2, with many respected analysts also mocking quarterbacks – particularly Jordan Love – to the Jaguars at No. 9 or 20.”"

I don’t know if anything is conventional this coming season with the Jaguars, knowing this is a team arguably one of the worst in the NFL.

The Jacksonville Jaguars must focus on need positions. I can’t honestly say the quarterback is one of the slots the team should concentrate first. It also appears, looking at the roster, the offense is slightly better than the defense. Time will tell if this trend holds true after next weekend.

Caldwell and the front office have done a solid job moving up in the second round of recent drafts to select Myles Jack, Cam Robinson and Jawaan Taylor in three of the past four years. All three players should impact how the team plays this coming season.

"“An area to watch specific to the Jaguars could be off the field. The Jaguars have finished with double-digit losses each of the past two seasons, and both Caldwell and Head Coach Doug Marrone have spoken since the end of last season of the importance of winning immediately.” Oehser writes.“The departure of players such as Campbell and Bouye mean that the Jaguars will be a significantly younger team than in recent seasons, as will the influx of double-digit rookies.”"