Jacksonville Jaguars: Three possible draft scenarios

Sep 27, 2014; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans cornerback Trae Waynes (15) stands on field between plays during the 1st half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit:

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Scenario #2: Trade back and draft a cornerback

In scenario two, we’ll say that a quarterback-needy team calls the Jaguars and say they’d like to trade up. Which team? I’ll get to that in a minute.

First and foremost, the Jaguars need help at the cornerback position. The group which consists of unheralded players like Dwayne Gratz and Alan Ball, DeMetrius Johnson and Rashad Reynolds could use a serious playmaker. Especially in a division with Andrew Luck, T.Y. Hilton, Dwayne Allen and Andre Johnson.

Trae Waynes, Marcus Peters and Jalen Collins are probably the three best corners in the draft, and they would all bolster the Jags’ secondary immensely. Waynes, Peters and Collins are all over 6-feet, so their size is something that will presumably benefit them in the pros.

The 6-0 Waynes has great speed — ran a 4.31 at the combine — and he started 27 games at Michigan State, according to SportsReference.com.

Peters is a bit of a polarizing option, as he could very well be a proverbial boom-or-bust prospect. Peters was dismissed from Washington’s football program, but he has tremendous upside. The only thing is that the Jaguars might be averse to drafting another basket case after seeing the turmoil surrounding 2012 first-round pick Justin Blackmon.

Collins, like Waynes, is incredibly gifted. The caveat with Collins is his inexperience. Collins only has 10 games as a starting cornerback, per NFL.com, so it makes sense why teams might be a little turned off by him. Finding success as a rookie cornerback isn’t the easiest thing to do, especially for an inexperienced player.

All three of the aforementioned corners, like Fowler, would add a little bit of swagger to Jacksonville’s defensive unit.

Now for the teams that might make a trade with Jacksonville.

The Chicago Bears are a long shot, but moving up from nine to three likely wouldn’t kill them. San Diego is another long shot. But then again, nothing is impossible. The Browns and Saints are more logical options. Cleveland would have to move up from 12, and New Orleans from 13.

At any of those spots, at least two of the aforementioned corners should be on the board.

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