Most would argue that the Jacksonville Jaguars’ top need heading into the draft is at cornerback as they’ve lost two Pro Bowlers in Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye over the span of four months. That almost certainly means they will draft one in the top-3 rounds and that player just may have to start.
One player they could end up selecting is Mississippi State cornerback Cameron Dantzler, who definitely fits the mold of what the Jags like on the outside. According to our comrade at Draft Wire, Justin Melo, the Jags are one of many teams who’ve had some form of pre-draft contact with him.
The Jags’ interest doesn’t come as a shock when looking at Dantzler’s height (6-foot-3) and the top-notch competition he’s faced at Mississippi State. NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein even pointed out how he held his own against the receivers at Alabama and Louisiana State in his scouting report, two teams who most would argue had the best receiving corps in college.
By the accounts of most draft pundits, Dantzler has been projected to go anywhere between the early part of the second-round to the early part of the third. That makes the Jags No. 42 and No. 73 selections possible spots where they could acquire him. If general manager Dave Caldwell really likes him and doesn’t want to chance it, don’t rule out him trading up from either selection as he’s been known to maneuver in the second and third rounds.
