Assessing the Jags’ top-7 positional needs heading into 2020 offseason

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a lot of needs, but luckily they at least have the draft capital to make some progress on fixing the roster.

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6. Secondary help

Similar to the receiver position, the Jags’ secondary is far from the team’s worst group, but if the opportunity presented itself for an upgrade, they should jump on it.

A.J. Bouye’s status for next season feels like a 50/50 type situation as he’s set to be a huge cap hit in 2020. He hasn’t looked like the player fans saw in 2017 (granted the front seven hasn’t either) and the team could save $11.5 million on the cap by parting ways. That means the Jags may ask him to restructure his deal, but if he refuses, what then?

On the other side of Bouye, Tre Herndon gradually improved after being thrust into the No. 1 role when Jalen Ramsey was traded. With Doug Marrone being a big fan of him and his cap figure being very affordable, it appears he has a good chance to start, but again, the No. 9 and No. 20 picks are sweet spots to land a top-tier corner like Jeffrey Okudah (if they are lucky), Kristian Fulton or Paulson Adebo. That said, if Bouye stays and a corner is drafted early, Herndon could be the odd man out of the lineup.

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At safety, Ronnie Harrison didn’t look like the player we saw in his rookie campaign, so his presence may not stop the Jags from drafting a stud like Grant Delpit if the opportunity was there. In fact, the argument could be made that Jarrod Wilson may be the safest bet to remain in the lineup, as his 72.7 Pro Football Focus grade was the highest of all the starters in the secondary.