Jaguars Wire 7-round mock (with trades): Jags get better in trenches on both sides

The Jags need help in the trenches and could bolster both units with 12 selections in the upcoming draft.

With the most important part of free agency over, all of the league’s 32 teams likely have their draft boards set and a plan in place of what direction they will go in with their selections.

In the Jacksonville Jaguars’ case, it’s likely suiting up to be the most interesting selection process in team history as they have 12 draft selections. While they’ve addressed several needs in free agency with the addition of players like linebacker Joe Schobert, defensive lineman Rodney Gunter, and tight end Tyler Eifert (if healthy), there are still plenty of holes to fill within the roster.

With it being three weeks since our last mock draft, we headed over to Pro Football Network to fire up their new mock draft simulator (which even let us make a trade). When considering the Jags’ needs at the moment, here are the selections we came away with:

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Round one, selection No. 9: Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn

It’s going to get crazy within the top-8 selections and a very good player will fall to the Jags. In this case, it was Auburn’s Derrick Brown who would bolster the team’s presence in the middle.

At 6-foot-5, 326-pounds, he can be a space-eating nose tackle for them in the middle or provide them with a push in the interior when a pass-rush is needed. Most feel he’s an elite prospect and it’s hard to envision the Jags not thinking the same.