The Jaguars are moving up. Jacksonville has acquired No. 27 from the Buccaneers and will select Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd.
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In exchange for No. 27, Tampa Bay acquired picks No. 33, No. 106, and No. 180 from the Jaguars. Tampa Bay will unofficially be on the clock following tonight’s first-round festivities. If this ends up being the final deal of the night, it will make nine total trades.
The six-foot-three, 235-pound Lloyd had a massively productive four-year career in Utah. He saved his best for last, producing 111 tackles, including 22 for a loss, seven sacks and four interceptions in 14 games in 2021. His play earned him Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors and was a main reason why the Utes won their conference and made their first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl.
While he is on the leaner side for a middle linebacker (which probably contributed to his late-first draft stock), his length and speed should easily let him translate that production into NFL success.
It’s like the Jags forgot they had what everyone calls a generational QB on the team. Fools. But in next year’s draft, they’ll be only drafting in the top 5, not 1 again.
I agree with you. I love Lloyd as a player, and would have loved for my team to have found a way to get him, but if you have that many holes on offense, and a guy you’re trying to build around, and you don’t, it is a bad look. IMHO, Jags defense wasn’t that bad last year, considering it was on the field a lot, but that was due to anemic offense too.
I have nothing against either player, but neither help Trevor. Wasted 1st round, yet again.