JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Many will question the Jags giving up lots of goodies to move up to grab Harvey. I will not. He is a needed piece to their puzzle and they are a team that will be in the Super Bowl hunt. Where I do question their draft is in round five where big defensive tackle Ahytba Rubin was available and would have provided them with a big run-stuffer to rotate in with Henderson. I know they like Meier and Landri, but both are on the light side for defensive tackles. The Jags also signed some quality college street free agents.

DRAFT PICKS

Harvey should beat out Spicer sooner rather than later and become a quality starter who holds his own against the run while getting between 8 and 12 sacks a year. He is a good addition to their team.

Groves is a terrific athlete with speed and pass rushing abilities. I thought he would go to a team that plays a 3-4 and move to outside linebacker. For the Jags he should become a vital part of their nickel defense. I can see the Jags moving Harvey inside in the nickel to play a Justin-Tuck-role with Groves replacing him at end.

Thomas Williams is a player whose upside is as a versatile backup and quality special teams player. He played inside and outside at USC.

Trae Williams is an undersized corner who displayed good man to man skills at South Florida, but may have trouble maintaining those skills against NFL wideouts.

Washington was an excellent pick in round six. I noted that it may have been time for the Jags to draft a strong runner to pair with Jones-Drew down the line after Taylor retires. Washington is a tough, strong inside runner with good but little wiggle. He could fit nicely in a year or two as the change-of-pace power back to spell Jones-Drew.

COLLEGE STREET FREE AGENTS

Bishop is a heady player with good hands and is an above average blocker. He is limited athletically and will not stretch the field but has potential as a #3 tight end who can block and catch short passes off blocking formations.

I like Gardner's potential more than Trae Williams' potential. Gardner was known as a physical player and was thought to be limited physically. Then he put together an eye-opening workout. Apparently he has good speed and quickness and is a tremendous athlete. Add to that he tied for eighth in the ACC and 79th in the nation in passes defended and the Jags just may have a free agent steal.

Smith is an undersized quarterback with good mobility, good smarts, and good accuracy. He is the type of player that keeps hanging around and when given a chance performs better than expected.

Witherspoon is extremely fast and a top athlete. He has mad return skills and should be fun to watch in early preseason. To help on defense he will have to hit the weight room, he does have good ball skills in the secondary. He is an intriguing player.

red indicates workout number in top range at position in draft
(blue college name indicates workout #'s include Pro Day numbers)

COMBINE
YES

FIRST NAME

SCHOOL

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

BENCH

SHORT

LONG

3 CONE

VERT

BROAD

Harvey

Derrick

FLORIDA

6'4.5"

271

4.80

1.64

2.78

4.36

7.27

31"

9'5"

Groves

Quentin

AUBURN

6'3.1"

250

4.52

1.57

2.68

4.42

7.31

35"

10'0"

Williams

Thomas

USC

6'0.7"

238

4.88

1.64

2.81

29.5"

9'5"

Williams

Trae

S FLORIDA

5'9"

193

4.48

1.54

2.59

4.37

7.03

33"

9'2"

Washington

Chauncy

USC

5'11.3"

211

4.40

1.51

2.53

4.58

7.53

36"

9'11"

Bishop

Adam

NEV-RENO

6'4"

243

4.93

1.69

2.88

4.28

7.14

27"

9'5"

Gardner

Isaiah

MARYLAND

5'11.1"

197

4.40

1.48

2.53

4.12

6.99

42.5"

11'0"

Smith

Paul

TULSA

6'1.2"

208

4.94

1.64

2.87

4.29

7.02

26.5"

9'2"

Witherspoon

Brian

STILLMAN

5'10.3"

175

4.29

1.42

2.51

4.36

6.86

40"

10'10"

QB	Garrad showed that he is a very good quarterback, one a team can go deep into the playoffs with. Gray is a free agent so a backup could be needed. In fact, even if Gray comes back, a backup is needed.
RB	Taylor and Jones-Drew are an excellent one-two punch. Greg Jones has shown good run skills in the past. In a deep running back draft it may be time for the Jags to draft a younger big back to share the load with Jones-Drew in a couple of years.
WR	I wonder if the Jags are as tired of the word potential as I am. The Jags have used a lot of high draft picks on receivers and have not uncovered a bonafide star. Williams and Jones remain works in progress. Wilford is a free agent. Northcutt should be a third or fourth wideout, not a starter. Walker and Broussard are the latest Jag receivers with "potential". The Jags desperately need to add a legit #1.
TE	Lewis started coming on. He'll be a good one. Wrighster has to come back from a tough injury. Depth is needed.
OL	Solid unit with good players, but upgrades are possible all along the line. Also, Williams will probably leave in free agency so a player to compete for a backup tackle position is needed.
DL	What was once a strength, now is a need area. Henderson is still a stud inside, but Stroud and Hayward haven't been the same since surgery. Meier is best suited as a sub. McCary is a free agent and has only had one good year. Landri has potential and Spicer is a solid, but replaceable starter. A starting end and a player to push to start at tackle are needed.
LB	Some like this unit better than me. I love the rookie Durant. He'll be a good one. But Smith and Ingram are solid, but replaceable players. Mike Peterson is a top linebacker but injuries and age are catching up to him.
DB	No problems here. Mathis and Williams are a top pair of corners and Nelson and Sensabaugh are excellent young safeties. Knight played well when Sensabaugh got hurt. A corner to compete for the nickel and another young safety could be added.
ST	The kicking and return games are fine. Competition for long snapper Zelenka will probably be brought in.

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2005 Draft Picks	2005 Draft Report Card	2005 Draft Team News
2004 Draft	2003 Draft	2002 Draft

Arizona
Rd	Sel#	Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	School	Jay's ranking	Jay's draft value
1	8	Derrick Harvey	DE	6'4.5"	271	Florida	#3 DE	Round 1
2	52	Quentin Groves	DE/OLB	6'3.1"	250	Auburn	#6 DE	Round 2
5	155	Thomas Williams	OLB	6'0.7"	238	USC		Late Round Value/Free Agent
5	159	Trae Williams	CB	5'9"	193	S Florida		Late Round Value/Free Agent
6	213	Chauncey Washington	RB	5'11.3"	211	USC	#14 RB	Round 4
FA		Adam Bishop	TE	6'4"	243	Nevado-Reno		Late Round Value
FA		Isaiah Gardner	CB/S	5'11.1"	197	Maryland	#22 CB	Round 4/Round 5
FA		Paul Smith	QB	6'1.2"	208	Tulsa		Late Round Value/Free Agent
FA		Brian Witherspoon	CB/Ret	5'10.3"	175	Stillman		Late Round Value

Rd	Sel#	Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	School	Jay's ranking	Jay's Draft Value
1	21	Nelson, Reggie	FS	6-0	193	Florida	# 2 FS	Round 1
2	48	Durant, Justin	ILB	6-1	235	Hampton	# 5 ILB	Round 3
3	79	Walker, Mike	WR	6-2	209	Central Florida		Late Round Value
4	101	Podlesh, Adam	P	5-11	202	Maryland	# 2 P	Late Round Value
4	113	Smith, Brian	DE	6-3	239	Missouri		Off My Board
5	149	Nwaneri, Uche	G	6-3	325	Purdue		Late Round Value
5	150	Gattis, Josh	FS	6-1	213	Wake Forest	# 5 FS	Round 3
5	166	Landri, Derek	DT	6-2	277	Notre Dame		Late Round Value
7	229	Broussard, John	WR	6-1	178	San Jose State	#25 WR	Round 4
7	251	Nkang, Chad	ILB	5-11	220	Elon	# 9 OLB	Round 3
7	252	Carnahan, Andrew	OT	6-7	306	Arizona State		Off My Board
FA		Goode, Brett	LS	6-1	244			Off My Board
FA		Kiser, Roosevelt	WR	5-8	169	Florida A&M		Off My Board
FA		Pudewell, Anthony	TE	6-4	252	Nevada		Late Round Value
FA		Ricard, Lester	QB	6-4	235	Tulane		Late Round Value
FA		Terry, D. D.	RB	6-1	196	San Houston St	#14 RB	Round 4