The Jacksonville Jaguars have the number three pick in the draft this year and names like Leonard Williams, Dante Fowler, Amari Cooper, Randy Gregory, Vic Beasley and Shane Ray could be potential targets for Gus Bradley in 2015 and this comes as the team is shopping tight end Marcedes Lewis in a trade this offseason.
The Jaguars have needs all over the roster, but it's very likely the team will pick the best player available at the number three spot. Jameis Winston is expected to go number one and if Marcus Mariota is on the board at number three, Jacksonville will likely bypass him with Blake Bortles coming into year two. The Jaguars are set up well to get an impact player, as Amari Cooper could be on the board and the class of defensive players is deep.
According to Mike DiRocco at ESPN.com, Dante Fowler is emerging as a potential option for the Jaguars and he is considered the favorite over Randy Gregory and Shane Ray. The Jaguars may look at a receiver later in the draft and this year they could bypass Cooper and still get a solid prospect. The wide receiver class in the draft is very deep and names like Ty Montgomery, Tyler Lockett, Phillip Dorsett, and Jamison Crowder could be late round options.
According to Pro Football Talk, the team is seriously considering taking Cooper and they also may look at trading down in the draft. The class is very deep this year and with teams looking to move up for Mariota and other players, the Jags could take advantage.
According to Pro Football Talk, the Jaguars are shopping tight end Marcedes Lewis after signing free agent Julius Thomas and would take a "late round pick" for him. Lewis is getting paid over $6 million this season and that could make him tough to move. Tom Carpenter at ESPN.com writes that the Jaguars could look at paying part of Lewis' salary to get a deal done.
After the first round the Jaguars may look at adding a running back, as they some depth with Denard Robinson, Storm Johnson and Bernard Pierce, but none of those players are a true number one. Robinson put up solid numbers last season, but he is on the smaller side for running backs, while Pierce is coming in after the team signed him following his release by the Ravens.
Todd Gurley could be the first running back off the board and he comes in after dealing with a suspension and an ACL injury last season. Gurley still had over 900 yards and is considered to be one of the top backs in the draft coming out of Georgia. Gordon was one of the leaders in rushing in college football during his career and he had over 2400 yards last season and 29 touchdowns and he also rushed for nearly 5000 yards in his career at Wisconsin.
