The Jaguars have added two of the top defensive players in this year’s draft, although one of them comes with major question marks.
The Jaguars gave up a fifth-round pick to move up two spots in the second round to take UCLA linebacker Myles Jack 36th overall.
Jack would have likely been a top 10 pick if not for concerns about his knee, and the fact he admitted he might need microfracture surgery. That scared off plenty of teams, and the Jaguars in the first round.
But by pairing Jack with cornerback Jalen Ramsey, they’ve added a pair of playmakers to a defense that needed them. If Jack is healthy enough to play for long, they have a chance to make the kind of strides on defense they did on offense last year.
Coupled with last year’s first-rounder (defensive end Dante Fowler Jr., coming off a torn ACL), the Jaguars are crossing their fingers and hoping for health.