Jaguars News (5/6): Myles Cole pegged as the team’s best sleeper pick

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Local chatter

Jaguars way-too-early 2025 mock draft (Big Cat Country)

A guy who could go even earlier than this if he continues to ascend as a player is UCF’s Malachi Lawrence. At 6-foot-4 and over 240 pounds (per UCF), Lawrence fits the bill of a Baalke type of guy and he has production to boot. In 2023, Lawrence enjoyed a breakout year where he notched 7.5 sacks and had 10.5 tackles for loss. If he can take another step in 2024, Lawrence could be on everybody’s radar come draft season.

3 things to know about Jordan Jefferson (Big Cat Country)

Son to AJ, Jefferson’s father played football at Alcorn State – and as such Jordan has been playing the game since he was five years old. He played every position on the field except corner as a kid, despite his size. Speaking to the Detroit Lions Podcast prior to the draft, he describes football as his ‘why’, and that very little else means as much to him as this sport does. Naming Glenn Dorsey, Jevon Kearse and John Randle as some of the defensive tackles in the league he watched and looked up to, Jefferson intends to hold himself to high standards – something the Jags can only benefit from.

2024 NFL Draft: Every team’s best sleeper pick (Touchdown Wire)

At 6-foot-6 and 278 pounds, [Myles] Cole has measurables right out of science fiction, and with four sacks and 27 total pressures in 281 pass-rushing reps last season, his tape is starting to back it up. Like a lot of collegiate defenders with ridiculous physical skills, Cole has yet to develop his hands for maximum impact against blockers — more often, he would just Godzilla those poor guys, and that would be that. So, maybe he’s a year away from doing any real damage, but when you get a guy like this with the 236th overall pick in the seventh round, you can afford to wait.

Biggest question facing each team following 2024 NFL Draft: Do Steelers start Justin Fields or Russell Wilson? (CBS Sports)

When will the Jaguars extend Trevor Lawrence? The Jaguars have already picked up the fifth-year option on Trevor Lawrence, so the quarterback isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. That said, he is extension-eligible and now is typically the time when teams get these deals done. Lawrence already admitted earlier this offseason that ”it would be nice” to get it done.

National links

Bills sign veteran trio of WR Chase Claypool, LB Deion Jones, DE Dawuane Smoot (NFL.com)

Dolphins to sign WR Odell Beckham Jr. to one-year deal worth up to $8.25 million (NFL.com)

Editor’s pick

Tom Brady ripped by Bill Belichick, Kevin Hart, former Patriots teammates during roast (The Athletic)

“A lot of people assume I have a lot of animosity toward Tom Brady,” Drew Bledsoe joked. “So I’m here tonight in front of millions of people to tell you — they’re correct.”

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