July 5, 2024

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Jaguars News (4/2): Luke Fortner earned $800k from performance-based pay.

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Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars.

Jaguars News
2024 NFL Draft: Jaguars prospect tracker (Big Cat Country)

Jacksonville has already shown interest in more than 50 draft prospects through meetings, visits, and more. Latest update: Apr. 1

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O-Zone: More whine, please (Jaguars.com)

The Jaguars indeed on Friday reportedly extended the contract of linebacker Foye Oluokun for four more years with $22.5 million guaranteed. He has led the Jaguars in tackles the past two seasons. I don’t know that the Jaguars initially thought Oluokun would be a long-term fixture when they signed him as an unrestricted free agent in the 2022 offseason. Free-agent contracts are often stop-gaps until younger players develop. Credit to Oluokun. He played well enough to be a long-term fixture.

Free agency wrap: Projecting Jaguars 53-man roster and draft plan (1010XL)

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Morse was the biggest upgrade in free agency since Fortner struggled so much in his second season. Many fans still want the Jaguars to invest one of their first two picks on an offensive lineman. I don’t see it. Unless a special value falls to them, I would be surprised to see this room get significant draft help.

Mia’s Mock Draft Mondays 1.0 (1010XL)

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Fact: the Jaguars will select a defensive back among their first three picks, if not double dip at the position. It’s perhaps the most glaring need, with Tyson Campbell set to play in a contract year and oft-injured veteran Ronald Darby opposite him after inking a team-friendly, two-year deal this offseason. Only two defensive backs on the Jaguars’ 53 man roster last year are set to be under-contract in 2025: back-up Montaric Brown and second-year nickel Christian Braswell, who played in 3 games last year.

Mock Draft 1.0: Jaguars get receiver, DB help in Times-Union’s first mock draft of 2024 (Times-Union)

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It’s hard to be so definitive when it comes to the draft, but it feels like Jacksonville must address the corner position within the top two rounds. While a receiver was drafted first in this mock and isn’t far behind cornerback in terms of need, don’t get it twisted — cornerback is Jacksonville’s most concerning position.

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The draft Watch is on: Jaguars set the date for ‘Duuuval Draft Party’ at EverBank Stadium (Times-Union)

The free event for fans, on the playing surface of EverBank Stadium, will include appearances by coach Doug Pederson and Jaguars players, who will give their pre-draft analysis, with the entire first round of the draft televised on the stadium scoreboards on NFL Network.

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