Richard Shiro/Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Clemson s Trevor Lawrence greets fans as he arrives for the team s NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech in Clemson, S.C. Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson are expected to be the top two picks selected in the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 29, 20212, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser and Jaguars Media/NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks look back at the Jaguars weekend in the 2021 NFL Draft
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1.The Jaguars take a Warren Buffett-like approach to drafting. Perhaps it is a coincidence, but Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer and General Manager Trent Baalke seemingly followed the sage advice of the investment wizard by selecting blue-chip players from big schools. Like Buffett routinely invests in brand-name companies, the Jaguars draft haul consists of a collection of top players fro
Ravens Select Rashod Bateman With 27th Pick
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Those who wanted the Ravens to draft a wide receiver Day 1 got their wish. The Ravens selected Minnesota s playmaking wide receiver Rashod Bateman with the 27th pick in the 2021 draft.
Bateman is the fifth wide receiver Baltimore has drafted over the past three years and it s the second time in three years that General Manager has used his top pick on a wideout, joining Marquise Hollywood Brown.
Known for his route-running and making tough catches in traffic, Bateman also has breakaway speed and is a threat to turn even short throws into long gains. Another weapon for quarterback Lamar Jackson is about to arrive.
Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
WHO HE IS: Freiermuth is a 6-foot-5, 251-pound junior who had his 2020 season cut short due to a shoulder injury that required surgery (he declared himself fully healed shortly after being drafted by the Steelers). According to Dane Brugler of The Athletic, Freiermuth s father is a former Mr. Basketball in New Hampshire (1988), his mother was a longtime field hockey coach and his uncle (Mike Foley) is a longtime college football coach who currently coaches the offensive line at Massachusetts.
WHAT HE S DONE: Despite playing just four games in 2020, Freiermuth was named First-Team All-Big Ten and won the Big Ten Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Award. In his three seasons at Penn State Freiermuth established a reputation for having good hands, an understanding of how to get open and an ability to gain yards after the catch. His career totals include 92 receptions for 1,185 yards and 16 touchdowns, the program record for tight ends. He was deployed
Senior writer John Oehser and Jaguars Media/NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks look back at Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft, on which the Jaguars selected CB Tyson Campbell, OL Walker Little and S Andre Cisco