The Jacksonville Jaguars continued to fill needs on the defense with the selection of Shaquille Quarterman in the fourth round (selection No. 140). Quarterman is a local prospect from Orange Park, FL. and attended Oakleaf High School before moving on to the University of Miami.
Quarterman is coming off a 2019 season in which he garnered first-team All-ACC honors as a senior after racking up 107 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, and 1.0 sack. He started all 52 games in college, which was a school record for consecutive starts.
With the depth at linebacker looking shaky, this selection makes a lot of sense. That’s especially the case after coach Doug Marrone informed the media that the Jags would be moving to a 3-4 defensive scheme on base downs.
Quarterman will get the chance to learn from veteran linebackers Myles Jack and the newly acquired, former Pro-Bowler, Joe Schobert. He’ll also get to learn from the Jags young linebackers in Leon Jacobs and Quincy Williams. Marrone also brought up in the aforementioned conference call making physicality and tackling a priority. Their moves in free agency, along with the selections they’ve made thus far in the front seven, certainly reflect that concern.