Draft grades do not necessarily mean much, especially this quickly after the end of a draft, but we are still eager to read them all the time. Mel Kiper Jr. has more clout than many other analysts in his draft grades and has already released his early marks for each team.
Frankly, the Jacksonville Jaguars leave a lot to be desired based on his dissection of the draft. Kiper gave the Jags’ 2017 NFL Draft just a C+ grade hot off the heels of the draft’s ending on April 29th.
Citing going all-in on Leonard Fournette with the fourth overall pick, Kiper immediately identifies a key concern with the Jags’ draft, which was not adequately addressing needs:
I understand why Tom Coughlin and the Jags went with Leonard Fournette this high — Coughlin sees him as his new Fred Taylor, a workhorse back who can make the quarterback better — but I question the need.