2020 NFL Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars 7-round mock
By John Buhler
Fifth Round
DL. Davon Hamilton. Pick Analysis. Ohio State Buckeyes. 165. player. 812. Scouting Report
Defensive line may only be a tertiary need for the Jaguars, but how could you pass up an interior rusher from a major Power 5 program like Davon Hamilton out of Ohio State here with the No. 165 pick in the fifth round? He had six sacks in his redshirt senior season at Ohio State. There is too much upside here for Jacksonville to not take the 6-foot-4, 310-pound Big Ten champion.
Sixth Round
player. Scouting Report. LB. Michigan State Spartans. Joe Bachie. 188. Pick Analysis. 805
Joe Bachie was a productive player in the Big Ten for Mark Dantonio‘s Michigan State Spartans. Though maybe not the most athletic linebacker around, he certainly made a ton of plays during his time in East Lansing. Jacksonville would be getting a highly-productive inside linebacker who plays with a boulder of a chip on his shoulder here at pick No. 188 here in the sixth round.
Iowa Hawkeyes. Nate Stanley. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 878. QB. 206
Because the quarterback position in Jacksonville isn’t completely solidified, why wouldn’t the Jaguars take a guy like Nate Stanley of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the sixth round at No. 206 overall? For a hot minute there, Stanley was garnering some first-round hype heading into 2019. Though he didn’t live up to it, Jacksonville would be getting a mature, game manager with this selection.
Seventh Round
52. Appalachian State Mountaineers. player. Victor Johnson. 223. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. OT
This will be a difficult draft to find offensive tackles at the right value slot. Offensive tackle is a secondary need for the Jaguars, but not one they could get without overreaching at any point. If they want to take a flier on a guy with their last pick of the draft in the seventh, then they might have to reach on a likely undrafted free agent in Victor Johnson out of Appalachian State.
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And there you have it! Jacksonville has picked up nine players in its effort to get better as a football team. Having two first-round picks was major in the Jaguars being able to address their two biggest needs. With at least one pick in every round of the draft, Jacksonville was able to systematically fill key holes on their roster without having to overreach for too many players.