By: Robert Craft

TheSouthernSportsEdition.com news services

After a very disappointing 2020 season, the Jacksonville Jaguars are making major changes to their organization.

First, the Jaguars promoted Trent Baalke to General Manager and then hired Urban Meyer as their Head Coach.

Both Baalke and Meyer have their work cut out for them to rebuild this depleted roster. The good news is the Jags have the most cap space in the NFL and multiple first round draft picks.

Here is a breakdown of the Jaguars overall picks in the 2021 NFL draft.

Round 1: The Jaguars have their pick the first overall and the Los Angeles Rams via the Jalen Ramsey trade number 25.

Round 2: Jags have the 33rd overall pick and the 45th overall pick via trade with Minnesota for defense end Yannick Ngakoue.

Round 3: Jags have the 65th overall.

Round 4: Jags have their own selection and Los Angeles’ part of Ramsey’s trade.

Round 5: Jags have two picks: their own and The Cleveland Browns via the Ronnie Harrison trade.

Round 6: Jags have no picks due to trading for Kamalei Correa.

Round 7: Jags have their pick and Tennessee Titan’s pick.

Reminder: there will likely be compensatory picks at the end of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth round, so the total number of picks will not be determined until all compensatory picks are awarded by the NFL.

The Jags will determine their draft needs after shopping in the free agent pool. The Jags are projected to have $74 million in cap space, so the “Urban Renewal Project” is underway.

I will be assessing the Jags’ needs heading into the 2021 offseason starting with the least significant to the most significant.

Secondary: The Jags had a huge drop off in secondary play. Injuries within the group only made things worse, and as a result they were ranked 30th in the NFL.

At safety, the Jags could use one starter alongside Jarrod Wilson. I could also argue Wilson needs to be replaced.

The 2021 free agent class is very strong with Justin Simmons, Anthony Harris, Marcus Maye and John Johnson.