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Jaguars officially announce Yannick Ngakoue trade to Vikings

The Jags and Yannick Ngakoue saga has come to an end.

It’s official, Yannick Ngakoue is now a Minnesota Viking.

After ESPN insider Adam Schefter broke the news Sunday morning, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally confirmed that the transaction was official Monday afternoon in what has already been an eventful day.

While the Jags are losing a very good Pro Bowler, the transaction closes what was a roller coaster of a ride with Ngakoue this offseason. Back in early March, Ngakoue revealed that he didn’t want a long-term deal with the Jags, who handled his contract situation poorly. Despite that, they franchise-tagged him anyway and held on to him past the draft and extension date for franchised players (July 15).

Prior to the draft, the situation between the two sides endured its most heated moment when Ngakoue demanded front office member Tony Khan to trade him. Unfortunately, Ngakoue wasn’t able to find his way out of Jacksonville at that moment and simply had to stay put for a little while longer.

Earlier this month, both sides began to make progress as Ngakoue fired his old agent Ari Nassim and made contact with the Jags afterward. Once he swapped representation, the wheels finally got going on a trade and the rest is history.

With Ngakoue gone, the Jags’ front office no longer has distractions to veer them away from preparing for Week 1’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. Additionally, Ngakoue found himself with a competitor, and should finally be able to contend for a Super Bowl, which is the ultimate goal for most players.

Jags will have 10 draft selections in 2021 once Yannick Ngakoue deal is official

While the cost was losing several Pro Bowlers, the Jags have the tools to get back on their feet quickly in 2021 after trading Ngakoue.

Finally, the Jacksonville Jaguars have pulled the trigger on a deal to trade Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings. Now, for the process to become official, all he simply has to do is sign his franchise tender and it will be a new chapter for all parties.

Once that happens, the Jags will get a 2021 second-round pick, giving them four picks in the first two rounds of next year’s draft. That would put them in a better situation quantity wise than they were in 2020, where they had two first-rounders and one second.

The Jags will also be getting a conditional 2022 fifth-round pick that could be a fourth-round pick if he goes to the Pro Bowl, or a third-rounder if he goes to the Pro Bowl and the Vikings win the Super Bowl.

In totality, the Jaguars will have 10 picks in next year’s draft. That would come after having 12 this year (all of which the Jags kept) and their 2021 list of selections would be as follows:

  • Their 2021 first-round selection
  • The Los Angeles Rams’ 2021 first-round selection (for Jalen Ramsey)
  • Their 2021 second-round selection
  • The Vikings’ 2021 second-round selection (for Ngakoue)
  • Their 2021 third-round selection
  • Their 2021 fourth-round selection
  • The Los Angeles Rams’ 2021 fourth-round selection (for Ramsey)
  • Their 2021 fifth-round selection
  • Their 2021 sixth-round selection
  • Their 2021 seventh-round selection

While it cost the Jags some young Pro Bowlers, Dave Caldwell or whoever is the Jags general manager in 2021 will have a lot to build with. Additionally, they will have a lot of cap space available next year as Over the Cap has them projected at $89,656,498, but that’s with a projected base amount of $215 million. With the salary cap set to decrease to a minimum of $175 million in 2021 (currently at $198.2 million) due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Jags at the most will have to deduct $23.2 million from OTC’s total. Still, it’s clear they will be in good shape financially.

When taking this all into consideration, the Jags could be back on their feet rather quickly. However, most would agree that it’s unfortunate they had to lose the amount of talent they did over the span of the last two seasons.

Jaguars agree to trade Yannick Ngakoue to Vikings

The Jacksonville Jaguars have finally agreed a trade for Yannick Ngakoue, receiving multiple picks from the Minnesota Vikings

Sunday morning ESPN insider Adam Schefter announced that the Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to trade franchise tagged defensive end Yannick Ngakoue to the Minnesota Vikings.

According to Schefter, the Jaguars will receive a 2021 second-round pick and a conditional fifth rounder in the 2022 NFL Draft. The conditional pick could become as high as a third-rounder provided the following criteria is hit.

– The 2022 pick becomes a fourth-round pick if Ngakoue goes to the Pro-Bowl in the 2020 season.
– The 2022 pick becomes a third-round pick if Ngakoue goes to the Pro-Bowl and the Vikings win this year’s Super-Bowl.

Of course, Yannick Ngakoue will have to sign his franchise-tender before any potential trade materializes, and it is expected that he will re-work the $17.8 million cap hit in order to complete the deal. However, these things will likely become a formality later on Sunday and the former Maryland Terp will officially become a Viking.

The former Pro-Bowler held out of this season’s off-season activities announcing as early as March that he had no intentions of continuing his career in Jacksonville. The reason for that was the handling of his contract negotiations prior.

Ngakoue won’t be able to get a long-term deal in 2021 under the franchise tag as the deadline passed for tagged players to get an extension. However, that’s not to say he won’t be with the Vikings for a long time as something can be worked out after 2021. With 37.5 career sacks and 14 forced fumbles he could become one of the richest defensive players in the game under them eventually.

The exodus of Jaguars talent continues this summer, however they now own eight picks in the first five rounds of next year’s draft and are in a strong position to continue the rebuild of their young roster.