The Jaguars opened the second day of the NFL draft by focusing on defense, picking LSU tackle Maason Smith in the second round.
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 16: Maason Smith #0 of the LSU Tigers in action against the Florida Gators during a game at Tiger Stadium on October 16, 2021 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. –
One night after using a first-round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2012, Jacksonville stayed with LSU players in taking Smith, a 6-5, 306-pounder who will beef up a line that needs it. The Jaguars added Smith’s teammate,Smith missed all of his 2022 season with a knee injury and returned last year to notch 27 tackles and 2.5 sacks. He’s not a major stat stuffer but Smith adds much-needed reinforcements on a line that is in significant need of help.
Cornerback was a position that Jacksonville was believed to be interested in as high as the first round. But the Jaguars passed on drafting one of the top two corners on the board in first round; Toledo’s to the Eagles at No. 40, Alabama’s Kool-Aid McKinstry to the Saints, Georgia’s Kamari Lassiter to the Texans and Rutgers’ Max Melton to the Cardinals.Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.
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