Jacksonville Jaguars: NFL Draft
Round 1
Harrison was a four-star recruit and was a top-200 prospect nationally for his play at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. He signed with Oklahoma for the 2020 season, playing in nine games as a reserve lineman his true freshman season. Harrison started 12 of 13 games played at left tackle as a sophomore in 2022 before starting 12 more contests in 2022 -- one at right tackle and the other 11 on the left side. The 2022 first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection opted out of the Cheez-It Bowl to prepare for the draft. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 2
A four-star recruit, Strange left West Virginia to sign with the Nittany Lions after a stellar career at Parkersburg High School. He redshirted in 2019, playing in two games and making one catch (a four-yard touchdown pass from Will Levis, who later transferred to Kentucky). Strange started five of nine games played in 2020 (17-164-9.6, two TDs) and then began all 13 games in 2021 (20-225-11.3, three TDs). He scored five times on 32 receptions (362 yards, 11.3 per) and started all 13 contests in 2022 to garner third-team All-Big Ten Conference accolades. -- by Chad Reuter
- 1 on 1 with Brenton Strange | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- Inside the Draft Room: Brenton Strange Gets the Call | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- Strange: “It’s a blessing…”
- Jaguars Select Brenton Strange Round 2 Pick 61 | Instant Reaction
- "I don't think there could be a better place for me." | Brenton Strange Media Call | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- NFL Draft Round 2, Pick 61 Overall: Strange is the Selection
Round 3
Tank Bigsby
RB AuburnBigsby was a five-star recruit, winning the Class AA Georgia Offensive Player of the Year award as a junior (2,221 rushing yards) at Callaway High School. In 2020, Bigsby was the Co-SEC Freshman of the Year and led the Tigers with 834 rushing yards (138 carries, 6.0 per, five scores; 11-84-7.6 receiving; 13-300-23.1 kick returns). He was Auburn's Offensive Player of the Year in 2021 with a team-high 1,102 yards and 10 scores on the ground (223 carries, 4.9 per; 21-184-8.8 receiving) in 13 starts. Bigsby led Auburn in rushing again in 2022 (179-970-5.4, 10 TDs; 30-180-6.0 receiving), starting 11 of 12 games played. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 4
Miller was suspended in 2017, along with other Florida players, for his part in a credit card fraud scheme. While he was suspended, he was cited for possession of marijuana. Miller missed the entire season. In 2018, he played in all 13 games as a reserve (15 tackles, two for loss, one interception returned for an 82-yard score) and then earned 11 starts in 12 appearances the following year (55 tackles, 5.5 for loss with three sacks, two pass breakups). The Florida native and two-time Class 7A All-State selection at Kathleen High School became the Gators' top tackler in 2020, accumulating 88 tackles (7.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks) and breaking up three passes in 11 games (10 starts). Miller started the first two games of the 2021 season (eight tackles) but suffered a torn biceps tendon and underwent surgery, ending his season. He stayed healthy for most of 2022, starting 11 games (74 tackles, 8.5 for loss, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles), missing one contest due to injury and opting out of the team's Las Vegas Bowl appearance. Miller underwent a procedure to repair a Jones fracture in his foot after the 2022 season; NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that Miller has been cleared. -- by Chad Reuter
Tyler Lacy
DE Oklahoma StateLacy was a first-team All-District 10-6A selection his senior year at Sachse High School in Texas before heading to Oklahoma State. He redshirted the 2018 season and then started 10 games in 2019 (20 tackles, two for loss, two pass breakups), missing three contests due to an undisclosed injury. Lacy has added 60 pounds since his senior year of high school, using that bulk to garner honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2020 (32 tackles, eight for loss with four sacks in 11 starts) and 2021 (34 tackles, 11.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles in 14 starts). He was an honorable mention pick in 2022, as well (27 tackles, 8.5 for loss with three sacks in nine starts), but he missed the end of the regular season due to injury and opted out of the team's bowl game to prepare for the draft. -- by Chad Reuter
- Inside the Draft Room: Tyler Lacy Gets the Call | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- "I felt like I was at home... that's the place I wanted to be." | Tyler Lacy Media Call | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- 1 on 1 with Tyler Lacy | 2023 NFL Draft | Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jaguars select Tyler Lacy with No. 130 pick in 2023 Draft
- NFL Draft Round 4, Pick 130 Overall: Lacy is the Selection
Round 5
Abdullah is the son of former Florida Gator linebacker Xavier McCray. He chose to matriculate from Miami's Carol City High School to Louisville, however, playing all 11 games as a reserve as a true freshman (eight tackles, one blocked kick). Abdullah started eight of 13 contests in 2019 (45 tackles, four for loss, one interception, two fumble recoveries) and seven of 11 games played in 2020 (33 tackles, seven for loss with three sacks, three forced fumbles). He burst onto the national scene with a second-team All-ACC 2021 campaign, leading the Cardinals with 17.5 tackles for loss with 10 sacks (among 61 tackles, also breaking up three passes) in 13 starts. Abdullah led the team with 14.5 tackles for loss with 9.5 sacks and tied for third nationally with four forced fumbles in 2022, garnering first-team All-ACC recognition (also posting 63 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups in 13 starts). -- by Chad Reuter
Johnson appeared in seven games for the Aggies as a true freshman in 2020 (14 tackles, one pass breakup), starting at nickel back for the team's Orange Bowl win over North Carolina. The former four-star recruit from East St. Louis, Illinois, started all 12 games at that nickel spot in 2021, receiving the team's Defensive Playmaker Award (79 tackles, 8.5 for loss with one sack, one interception, five pass breakups). Johnson missed three games with an injury in 2022 but still was named first-team All-SEC after leading the team with three forced fumbles in nine starts (also posting 71 tackles, five for loss, one pass breakup). -- by Chad Reuter
Round 6
The cousin of NFL quarterback Joshua Dobbs was a four-star recruit and first-team All-Houston Area selection as a senior at William B. Travis High School. He stepped into the starting lineup for Penn State as a true freshman, beginning all nine games (36-489-13.6, six TDs receiving; 5-100-20.0 on kick returns). Washington started seven of 13 games played in 2021 (64-820-12.8, four TDs receiving; 2-12-6.0 rushing; 2-23-11.5 on punt returns) and eight of 10 appearances in 2022 (46-611-13.3, two TDs receiving; 2-8-4.0 rushing; 18-99-5.5 on punt returns). The 2022 honorable mention All-Big Ten selection missed the final three games of the season due to injury. -- by Chad Reuter
Braswell was a first-team All-Washington D.C. Metro pick at Friendship Academy in 2016 before heading to Temple University the following fall. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he posted 11 tackles, one interception -- returned for a score -- and two pass breakups in 12 games. Braswell started nine of 12 games played in 2019 (29 tackles, one interception, nine pass breakups) and six contests in the shortened 2020 campaign (21 tackles, one interception, two pass breakups), then transferred to Rutgers. He suffered a knee injury before training camp, missing the entire 2021 season, but bounced back to lead the Scarlet Knights with three interceptions and 11 pass breakups in his final college season (also recording 37 tackles in 12 games with five starts). -- by Chad Reuter
Erick Hallett
DB PittsburghHallett was a two-time all-district pick at Cy-Fair High School in the Houston area, leading his team to a state title his senior season. He started once as a redshirt freshman for Pitt (14 tackles, two pass breakups in 12 games played) and then the final four contests of his sophomore season (one at corner, three at safety; 30 tackles, two for loss, two interceptions, four pass breakups in 10 games). Hallett started all 14 games at safety in 2021, earning honorable mention All-ACC accolades by leading the Panthers with nine pass breakups and tying for the team lead with three interceptions (posting 70 tackles, 2.5 for loss and forcing two fumbles). He was the 2021 ACC Championship Game Most Valuable Player after intercepting two passes and returning one for a score in the win over Wake Forest. Hallett was a second-team all-conference selection in 2022, topping the squad with three interceptions and recording 54 tackles, three for loss, nine pass breakups and two forced fumbles in 13 starts. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 7
Cooper Hodges
OT Appalachian StateHodges was a two-star recruit out of Baker County High School in Florida. After a redshirt season, he started 51 games at right tackle between 2019 and 2022, garnering second-team All-Sun Belt Conference notice in 2019 and 2020 and first-team honors in 2021 and 2022. -- by Chad Reuter
Raymond Vohasek
DT North CarolinaVohasek has said he did not receive any scholarship offers coming out of McHenry High School in Illinois, and that he planned on entering the construction business, until coaches from the College of DuPage called. He wound up recording 12 tackles for loss with 8.5 sacks as a freshman in 2017, earning a ranking among the top 10 junior college defensive tackle recruits despite sitting out 2018 with a shoulder injury. Vohasek played in 12 games as a reserve in his first season at North Carolina in 2019 (15 tackles, five for loss with one sack) before earning honorable mention All-ACC recognition in 2020, finishing third on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss (29 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups in 11 starts). He was an honorable mention pick in 2021, as well, starting all 13 games (38 tackles, four for loss with one sack, three pass breakups). Vohasek started five games in his sixth collegiate season (14 tackles, two pass breakups) but missed the rest of the year with an upper-body injury. -- by Chad Reuter
Derek Parish
EDGE HoustonAn all-district player at Pearland High School, Parish stayed close to home, signing with the Cougars. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he played in all 13 games as a reserve and on special teams (21 tackles, two for loss with 1.5 sacks). Parish started four of 12 games played in 2019 (38 tackles, 5.5 for loss with two sacks) and five of eight appearances in 2020 (25 tackles, 5.5 for loss with 3.5 sacks). He started on defense and at fullback in the 2020 New Mexico Bowl. Parish was a 14-game starter and second-team All-American Athletic Conference selection in 2021, posting 54 tackles, 12 for loss with five sacks. Parish was dominating over the first four games of the 2022 campaign (20 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss with five sacks, three starts), but his season was cut short by a torn bicep. -- by Chad Reuter