Jags come away with Justin Fields again, threat at TE in CBS sports mock draft

The Jags’ defense may be the worst unit on their team, however, the team was slotted some offensive help in CBS Sports’ new mock.

As the weeks go by, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2021 draft positioning becomes that much more interesting. The reason for that is because the product on the field seems to indicate that the organization is headed towards a top-2 selection, which would be the highest since the team’s inaugural season.

With that being the case, the Jags have been slotted highly in a lot of mock drafts including a recent one by CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson. With the No. 2 overall pick, he slotted the Jags a familiar face in Ohio State signal-caller Justin Fields, who will take the field for the first time in 2020 today.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars – QB Justin Fields, Ohio State

We’ll get out first glimpse of Justin Fields on Saturday when Ohio State faces Nebraska. And while we like Gardner Minshew, at this point in his career he’s better served as a spot starter.

There isn’t much for us to say about Fields that hasn’t already been said on Jags Wire. In a nutshell, he brings the perfect blend of arm talent and athleticism to the mix and has all the tools to build around.

When taking this pick into consideration, many have made the argument that the Jags’ defense is significantly worse than the offense. Those people wouldn’t be wrong.

However, if the Jags are picking second overall, there could be a new regime. It’s not out of the realm of possibilities that they would want their own quarterback. Additionally, the defense could be addressed before the draft as the Jags are due to be No. 2 as far as available salary cap next year.

With the Jags’ second first-round pick (from the Los Angeles Rams) the Jags were wisely slotted a offensive weapon for Fields. That weapon was Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth, who many see as the second-best tight end in the draft.

23. Jacksonville Jaguars – TE Pat Freiermuth Penn State

Freiermuth isn’t as athletic at Kyle Pitts but he can line up anywhere and stress the defense at every level.

Tight end has long been an issue for the Jags and they still don’t have their guy at the position till this day. However, Freiermuth could potentially fix that with his 6-foot-5, 250-pound frame.

The young tight end has been such a solid athlete that Penn State has used him on the boundary at times. Many scouts feel he’ll be a big time mismatch on the NFL level, too, which would add another dynamic to the Jags’ offense.

When looking at the current state of the Jags, these are certainly two picks that make sense for them. As always though, we’d like to hear from you all at home. Are these two picks you all can get behind, or should the Jags go in a different direction? Let us know on social media.