The Dallas Cowboys at No. 4? With the ninth overall pick, there are few players who feel like slam-dunk options for them.
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With the draft essentially beginning at No. 3, there seems no end to the possible scenarios.
Where does that leave the Jaguars?
“Honestly, I have no clue”, defensive back Jalen Ramsey said. Since the Patriots do not have a first round draft pick, because of that thing called Deflate Gate, it would not surprise me if the team goes out and once again, finds depth and playmakers to help Tom Brady take a shot at a fifth ring.
“That’s certainly the only touchdown I’ve ever thrown to my left tackle”, Kelly said.
Overall, Jaguars fans should be happy with this year’s draft if Jacksonville comes out of it with a new starter in the secondary, at linebacker, and on the offensive line. He’s more of a finesse type of blocker than an over-powering one, but that’s the style he likes to play, and he sure does it well, no question.
And the whole idea of a trade back … well, it feels a bit more real for the Jaguars this year.
Here’s everything you need to watch the draft.
Comment: You don’t give up what the Rams gave up to get here unless you’re giving it up for a quarterback. With an early first-round pick at No. 5 on Thursday, the Jags will have a great opportunity to pick a potential superstar defender.
Tunsil did not enter the draft with an overly concerning pattern of off-field behavior, but he is close friends with fellow former Ole Miss star Robert Nkemdiche, a prospect with top 10 talent who saw his stock slide throughout the pre-draft process due to off-field incidents.
Tennessee, once thought to be a match for Tunsil, passed on him at No. 8 after trading up with the Browns.
But … Will Jack’s surgically repaired right knee hold up?
“Some of the (defensive) guys have been joking with me, like, ‘Hey, the quicker you can go, the quicker we can go, ‘” Ramsey said.
He is widely regarded as the top offensive lineman in the draft ahead of Notre Dame’s Ronnie Stanley and Michigan State’s Jack Conklin.
Comment: This feels as low for Buckner as No. 6 did for Bosa. Last year, they each sued each other over it. Both suits were eventually dropped and now this latest one has popped up the day before Tunsil will get selected high to quite high in the NFL Draft.
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The lawsuit alleges that Tunsil then “published a false account of the altercation to Ole Miss Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze, to other Ole Miss coaches, and/or to other persons in general”, saying that Tunsil was defending his mother.
