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2015 DBN Mock Draft: Jacksonville Jaguars Select DE/OLB Vic Beasley at No. 3

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With the third pick in the DBN 2015 NFL Mock Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select...

Vic Beasley, DE/OLB, Clemson

The selection and write-up were made by Legoman0721:

I'm sticking with my first instinct here and grabbing the best edge rusher in the draft for a team that is hoping to follow the Seattle blueprint for success.  Last year the Jags went heavy on the offensive side of the ball, and this offseason they have already added a top pass-catcher in Julius Thomas.  With so much young talent on that side, it's hard to envision spending another high pick on offense.

On defense, they have some young pieces but they also counted heavily on 33-year-old Chris Clemons last year to fill the vaunted LEO spot.  Adding Beasley gives them some rotational depth for this season and a long-term replacement for Clemons.  While Beasley is a little undersized to be a traditional DE, playing the LEO spot in Gus Bradley's defense is perfectly suited to his abilities.  Beasley is a massively talented and polished pass rusher, and given the right situation, he could have a rookie year like Aldon Smith's.  This could be the kind of pick that keeps the Jacksonville defense strong for years to come and provides the foundation for their turnaround.

It was only Blake Bortles' first year in 2014, but it wasn't a good one, which has to make Jaguars fans fear they they took another bust at the quarterback position (Blaine Gabbert being the previous). I don't think Jacksonville can continue to invest in offensive talent this high up in the draft, so going defense, with a defensive-minded coach, is a path I support.

The Oakland Raiders are up next, led by makeaplay59.

2015 DBN Community Mock Draft Results (so far)

Pick Team Player Position School Username
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston QB Florida State BuenosAires_Dawg
2 Tennessee Titans Marcus Mariota
QB
Oregon
scott tizzle
3 Jacksonville Jaguars Vic Beasley
DE/OLB
Clemson
Legoman0721
4 Oakland Raiders


makeaplay59
5 Washington Redskins


michael.hamper
6 New York Jets


aszabo1
7 Chicago Bears


Barnestorm
8 Atlanta Falcons


OhioCityBrownsBeliever
9 New York Giants


Bizono
10 St. Louis Rams


Ted Washington's Belly
11 Minnesota Vikings


MConley17
12 Cleveland Browns


Adam Rice
13 New Orleans Saints


TuckJob
14 Miami Dolphins


Brocolis154033
15 San Francisco 49ers


Manly and Loving It
16 Houston Texans


troy145
17 San Diego Chargers


Crawford_T
18 Kansas City Chiefs


JamesPowell
19 Cleveland Browns


Royce Groff
20 Philadelphia Eagles


Matt Wood
21 Cincinnati Bengals


styrofoamboots
22 Pittsburgh Steelers


Marquess of Rockingham
23 Detroit Lions


tmptplayer
24 Arizona Cardinals


a2342432a
25 Carolina Panthers


PaduaDSP
26 Baltimore Ravens


unoservix
27 Dallas Cowboys


Twilightcall06
28 Denver Broncos


Maverick Hunter X
29 Indianapolis Colts


Mudville
30 Green Bay Packers


syndrome
31 New Orleans Saints


pt_999
32 New England Patriots


stravaille