The Jaguars are on the NFL draft clock and Trent Baalke likes the options.
Sportsknow that they’ll get a solid player — potentially a Day 1 starter — when they hand in their draft card next week. Does that mean a trade up, a trade back or stay put on Thursday night in Detroit?“Again, you don’t know what’s going to happen, one through 16. You think you got an idea, you go in with a pretty good idea of what it looks like and what your options might be, whether that’s three or four players we’re looking at right now,” Baalke said Thursday.
Jacksonville doesn’t have major holes across its roster, but it needs to come away with an impact starter at that position, something that’s been easier said than done in its 29-year history. It’s a deeper receiver draft than it is corner, so the possibility of landing a receiver with a first-round grade is good when Jacksonville goes on the clock at No. 48. The Jaguars have starters at receiver —— but could use a younger, cheaper option at that position the build with. Those three players, as well as tight endThat’s not a sustainable formula, so expect Jacksonville to target a receiver early in what is considered a deep draft at that position.
“There’s going to be some later round guys that make a mark for themselves at some point in their careers in this league as well. It’s a good group, there’s a lot of variations of guys, guys strictly in the slot, guys strictly out on the perimeter. There are some guys that can move around the formations a little bit more. It’s a good group of receivers.”
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