Revisiting Jags’ top-7 positional needs heading into 2020 free-agency period

After the regular season, we evaluated the Jacksonville Jaguars’ top needs and it’s now time to re-evaluate them with free-agency coming up. Some important things have changed since then as A.J. Bouye was traded and Yannick Ngakoue told the team …

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1. Cornerback/ secondary help

In January, we had linebacker as the Jags’ top need, but when Bouye was traded, cornerback easily became a bigger issue. With the veteran and Jalen Ramsey gone, the best corner on the team on the outside is Tre Herndon. While he has a ton of potential and made strides in 2019, that’s not a good thing when looking at the unit as a whole.

In my opinion, the Jags should sign a starting-caliber corner in free-agency and draft one afterward. Byron Jones, who will be expensive, is the name that comes up the most when looking at the open market and the Jags could acquire him, especially if they aren’t worried about Yannick Ngakoue being on the roster. Another name often mentioned is Carolina Panthers cornerback James Bradberry, who may be even more affordable than Jones.

In the draft, the Jags will be out of range to get Ohio State’s Jeff Okudah, though they could look into trading up for him. If they don’t want to give up what it would take for him then there are plenty of options who make sense as late first-round selections and second-round selections like Kristian Fulton, Bryce Hall, Troy Pride Jr., Trevon Diggs, and Jeff Gladney.