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I fell asleep for our last 2 picks... but :

1st round : Marcedes Lewis
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2nd round : Maurice Drew
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3rd round : Clint Ingram (I know nothing about this dude)
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Overall, It's a decent 1st day. We got almost all of our needs. I wish we could have addressed OLB earlier.

[wbgrafix]

I wonder if Jones will be the guy with Drew sharing the carries

[Predator]

Originally posted by wbgrafix@Apr 29th '06 @ 7:47 pm
I wonder if Jones will be the guy with Drew sharing the carries

Greg Jones is our FB... so unless Taylor is cut, which I highly doubt now, it'll be Taylor-Drew-Jones. I like it... it's a good mix-up of different styles.

Anyways :

Lewis was Jags’ guy
4/29/06
By Vic Ketchman, jaguars.com senior editor
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If the intent from the beginning was to build a passing attack, the selection of tight end Marcedes Lewis in the first round of Saturday's draft would seem to have completed the task. The Jaguars made Lewis the 28th overall selection of the NFL draft and the Jaguars did so with time left on the clock.

“Once we got to our pick, he was our pick,” coach Jack Del Rio said.

There was no discussion in the Jaguars war room. Personnel boss James Harris got Lewis on the phone and, after a brief conversation, Lewis' name was turned into Commissioner Paul Tagliabue at draft headquarters in New York.

“He can block and receive. We believe he can play the complete game,” Harris said of Lewis, 6-6, 252.

Two USC players – running back LenDale White and offensive tackle Winston Justice – were available, as were Georgia tight end Leonard Pope, Florida wide receiver Chad Jackson and a few other players who fit at the pick. Lewis, however, was a player the Jaguars had targeted no later than last week.

His selection means the first four first-round picks of the Del Rio/Harris era are a quarterback, two wide receivers and a tight end. In other words, the Jaguars have used their last four first-round picks to draft a passing attack and Jaguars fans will be eager to see results next season.

“I continue to believe in that young man,” Del Rio said of 2004 first-round pick Reggie Williams, who has struggled through his first two seasons. “The third year is historically a big year for receivers.”



Lewis is a fantastic receiver with soft hands and the ability to adjust to the ball and make difficult catches look easy. He caught 58 passes for 741 yards and 10 touchdowns at UCLA last season, giving him 21 in his four-year career.

The only knock on Lewis is his 40 time, 4.8. The Jaguars don't believe that's an issue.

“Speed sometimes can be overrated. (Tony) Gonzalez was a 4.8 guy and 4.8's not bad; 4.8 running down the middle should open things up outside for our wide receivers,” Del Rio said. “We're happy to have added another weapon.

“We feel solid about this pick. It was a pick the coaches and scouts had an affection for. He's a fine young man; top character,” Del Rio added.

“There have been several Pro-Bowl tight ends who've run 4.8. The thing that's important is play speed and he plays fast,” Harris said of Lewis.

Asked if the Jaguars had given consideration to Justice or White, Harris said, “No, we were going to take Marcedes Lewis. This was our guy. He was the next highest-rated guy on our board.”

Eight of the Jaguars' 11 current starters on offense were drafted by the Jaguars.

[I bleed Sooner red]

Hey Predddddddddddddddddddd who said Drew is going to the Jagssssssssssssss??????????????????

[Predator]

Originally posted by I bleed Sooner red@Apr 29th '06 @ 7:51 pm
Hey Predddddddddddddddddddd who said Drew is going to the Jagssssssssssssss??????????????????

I dunno. But can you tell me more about Ingram?

[I bleed Sooner red]

Originally posted by Predator@Apr 29th '06 @ 8:53 pm
I dunno. But can you tell me more about Ingram?

admit it first, then I'll let ya know

[Predator]

Originally posted by I bleed Sooner red@Apr 29th '06 @ 7:53 pm
admit it first, then I'll let ya know

I don't even remember you making a mock draft, but I'm guessing it was you.

[Predator]

Drew wants to play tall
4/29/06
By Vic Ketchman, jaguars.com senior editor

Maurice Drew has spent his football career disproving the notion that he's too small to be a star. Now he's going to try to prove he's not too small to play in the NFL.

“I play with a chip on my shoulder,” the 5-7, 209-pound Drew said after being selected by the Jaguars in the second round of Saturday's NFL draft. “Now is my chance to prove to the naysayers that it doesn't matter how tall you are.”

Drew was too exciting for the Jaguars to pass up. He offers potential as a star punt-returner and coach Jack Del Rio wouldn't discount Drew's potential to become a feature running back.



“We drafted him as both. We think he can be a positional player,” Del Rio said.

At UCLA, Drew scored 13 touchdowns rushing last season and returned three punts for scores. He also caught 31 passes for 453 yards and four touchdowns and he has been tagged a “poor man's Reggie Bush.”

On Saturday, Drew watched several teams pass him by to select other running backs. “They didn't want to take a chance on me. I don't know why not. The Jaguars took the chance,” Drew said.

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Ingram last hope at LB
4/29/06
By Vic Ketchman, jaguars.com senior editor

The Jaguars moved quickly to trade up in the third round and grab Clint Ingram, who represented the end of the line for linebackers in this year's draft.

“This is the last guy we felt has the ability to come in and compete for a starting job,” Jaguars personnel director James Harris said of Ingram, 6-1, 240, of Oklahoma.

Ingram is one of six players the Jaguars targeted on the first day of the draft. Harris said the three players the Jaguars drafted – Marcedes Lewis, Maurice Drew and Ingram – represented three of the six targets.

“We wanted to come out with a linebacker and we did,” Harris said.

The Jaguars traded their third (92nd) and fourth-round (125th) picks to the Cowboys for their third-round pick (80). It leaves the Jaguars with only two picks (fifth and sixth rounds) on Sunday and, unless the Jaguars do further trading, this will be only a five-man draft class, which would be the smallest in Jaguars history.



That fact did not disturb Harris. “We can be aggressive in (undrafted) free agency. We'll just treat those guys as draft picks,” he said.

Ingram gives the Jaguars legitimate hope for having solved their need at linebacker. The team lost last year's starter at weakside linebacker, Akin Ayodele, in free agency. Ingram says he can play either weakside or strongside linebacker. Daryl Smith is the Jaguars' starting strongside linebacker.

“Jacksonville was a place I felt I'd fit in very easily,” said Ingram, who visited Jacksonville and had pre-draft conversations with linebackers coach Mark Duffner. “That's one of the things we talked about,” Ingram added, referring to the vacant starting job.

Ingram intercepted five passes last season and two of those interceptions were game-winners. He also had 12 tackles for loss and five sacks last season.

[I bleed Sooner red]

Ingram is a great coverage LB, he lead the team in INT's last year. He won't impress you with his size or speed, but he has great intangibles and is real smart on the field. He knows where to be, and can cover a TE very well. I was figuring him to go in the 4th, but you got a good player in the 3rd.