The 2020 NFL Draft will be next week and it will mark a crucial time for the Jacksonville Jaguars who have 12 total picks and need more talent on their roster. Over the last couple of days, we’ve been looking at some of the top prospects at their positions of need and now it’s time to evaluate the safety position.

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Here are three names at the position in which the Jags could be eying in the top-3 rounds:

Round 1 – Xavier McKinney, Alabama

The trend of mocking a safety to the Jags in Round 1 is declining, however, when one is mocked to them it’s Alabama’s Xavier McKinney. At 6-foot-0, 200-pounds, he started in 13 games for Nick Saban last year and was a third-teamer on the Associated Press’ All-American team and a first-teamer on the All-SEC team.

Simply put, scouts like a lot about McKinney including his football IQ, coverage skills (89.2 coverage grade, per PFF), and versatility — playing in and outside the box, as well as in the slot. None of that is surprising when considering how Saban coaches the defensive side of the ball.

McKinney would probably be a reach at the No. 20 overall pick, however, if the Jags trade into the late first-round he’d make a ton of sense.