Jaguars 2021 mock draft: Urban Meyer, Trevor Lawrence, and who else?

Jaguars 2021 mock draft: Rounds 3-4

There is no question that trading away Yannick Ngakoue was a detriment to the Jaguars’ pass rush as a whole.

With former first-round pick Josh Allen only playing eight games in the 2020 season, the weak pass rush was only magnified.

The Jaguars’ sack leader in 2020 was Dawuane Smoot with 5.5 sacks and a fairly impressive 17 QB hits. Pass rush help is needed, and Jayson Oweh is a great value here in the early portion of the third round.

There are rumors that Oweh, who checks in at 252 pounds, can run the 40-yard dash under 4.5 seconds. He did not have a sack in 2020 (7 games) but racked up 6.5 tackles for loss and was consistently winning in his pass rush reps. Shaka Toney cleaned up some of Oweh’s work as well.

The potential here is huge.

Last year, all the talk about Isaiah Simmons’ versatility had everyone buzzing. Simmons’ ability to play basically anywhere on the defense was so much fun to watch, but unfortunately with Florida State not being a ‘household’ name in recent years, Hamsah Nasirildeen’s versatility has not been given the proper attention.

He also played in just two games this season, but he’s a weapon on defense when he’s right.

With his combination of size and versatility, he could be a really fun addition to the back end of the Jaguars’ defense.

Although there’s no connection between Trey Sermon at Ohio State and Urban Meyer at Ohio State, we’d be remiss not to include a little Buckeyes connection in this mock draft.

Together, James Robinson and Trey Sermon would give the Jaguars a potent 1-2 punch at the running back position, which is absolutely essential in today’s NFL. It’s frankly a wonder the Jaguars and Robinson, in particular, were able to make it through the entire season with really only one back taking the entire workload.

Dare Ogunbowale had basically a negligible 32 carries behind Robinson’s 240. Even with Chris Thompson more engaged as a pass catching back, Robinson had 49 receptions as a rookie as well.

The Jaguars need to add another back (or two) and Sermon in the fourth round would be a lot of fun with his physical style and ability to break tackles.