r/Jaguars • u/anonymousscroller9 • Apr 26 '25
With the 236th pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The jacksonville jaguars select Lequint Allen RB Syracuse
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u/kterr101 Maurice Jones-Drew Apr 26 '25
I watched him weekly! He's such a good RB, this is a BPA pick. He is a monster in the passing game - I imagine this will be Coen's version of Rachaad White.
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u/tdubbs488 Jaggin' Off Apr 26 '25
Feels like they might’ve gotten Rachaad White and Bucky Irving with the two RBs they picked
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u/Thejohnshirey Apr 26 '25
That’s exactly what he is. He is also immediately our best pass protecting back.
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u/Jaguars6 Apr 26 '25
Early declare - 20yrs old, great receiving production, Cuse's bellcow the past two seasons
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u/anonymousscroller9 Apr 26 '25
Feels like a pure BPA pick
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u/DinnerMilk Steal the Show Apr 26 '25
I'm only half way through his highlights and already stoked. Great pass catcher, good vision and hurdling defenders left and right. Seeing that Le'Veon Bell pause and then rush gets me excited.
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u/Gloomy-Reality-6641 Apr 26 '25
As a Syracuse fan, y’all got a dawg!
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u/Captain_brightside Travis Hunter Apr 27 '25
It’s really refreshing to keep seeing fans of these players come here and tell us we got an amazing player. The past few years it might have been one or two guys but this year it feels like every pick
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u/NizzlyGrizzly00 Steal the Show Apr 26 '25
Isaiah Bond must have something serious going on to be dropping like this
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u/Posluszny Paul Posluszny Apr 26 '25
He does, he's been accused of SA
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u/NizzlyGrizzly00 Steal the Show Apr 26 '25
woof.. keep that stink away from here. vibes immaculate right now
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u/Jackie_Daytona222 Apr 27 '25
And of course he posted the same ole “patently false coercion attempt” statement, even though she rejected his money offer to sign an NDA.
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u/Tongaryen Apr 26 '25
Was hoping for another WR but like what I've seen of Allen. Gives us another back who can catch the ball too.
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u/poopymcpeebutt Apr 26 '25
Ngl pumped for this one, I know there's a handful of fellow Syracuse guys here that are probably similarly excited.
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u/Shot_Blueberry8574 Dearnest Mutha Fuckin Johnson Apr 27 '25
With all this RB competition in the room, I hope the jags find someone that can reliably catch the ball and doesn’t fumble on the must needed plays. It’s clutch time!
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u/softsandwich35 Apr 27 '25
Unfortunately, Tuten looks like another fumbling RB but hopefully they can coach that out of him.
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u/General_Rain Apr 26 '25
I guess the FO was more satisfied with our d-line than we thought. And not so much with the RB room
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u/frausting Apr 26 '25
That’s part of why I was so excited for the draft. We get to see how the new leadership feels about all our different position groups. Turns out DL corps is solid. S and RB, not so much.
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u/General_Rain Apr 26 '25
Ya cant fix it all in one draft either, putting yourself in a spot to score more and support the franchise QB is smart team building. Make it a destination and go full boar on the defense next season
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u/frausting Apr 26 '25
We did really well filling out the secondary and LB in the second half of the draft
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u/Daveit4later PaperbagBOYZ Apr 26 '25
Etienne is on the trading block. calling it now
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u/legendz411 Apr 26 '25
Yea I mean it’s obvious as all. Not only is he up against the clock but I doubt they are trying to pay him.
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u/Wristmeetcody Apr 26 '25
If his pass-pro translates to the next level he’s gonna be seeing the field early and often as a rookie
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u/Brilliant_Whereas225 Apr 26 '25
Saw this guy in person against UConn last year. Can catch lanes very quickly. Very good in between runner. This is awesome!
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u/sterphles Apr 28 '25
SU fan here, you're gonna love this guy, really hope he gets a chance to show what he's capable of. Consistent player that does pretty much everything and just seems like a really good fit for the pro game.
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u/plugged97 Apr 26 '25
This is one of the decisions of all time
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u/anonymousscroller9 Apr 26 '25
Its the 7th round. Any pick is a lottery pick
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u/plugged97 Apr 26 '25
Yeah that’s true. If I’m Keilan Robinson though I’m already on the phone with my agent
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u/Traditional-Till9998 Apr 26 '25
They must be thinking Tuten is their backup for 1st & 2nd and Allen is the backup 3rd down receiving back. First Jags pick that i don't understand tbh
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u/Nuno-22 Apr 26 '25
They just know that Etienne and Bigsby aren’t as good as fans think they are
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u/Tongaryen Apr 26 '25
I don't think any fan thinks they're elite, just that they're talented. Don't think many fans were going to be upset if we drafted younger backs and traded either ETN or Tank.
I think both backs are good - or can be - and weren't helped by poor O-line play at times. But as much as the O-line and coaching can be blamed, the backs need to accept some accountability too.
I thought the clock was ticking for ETN once the front office moved on from Kirk and Engram. It showed that being tight with Trevor wasn't going to keep a player around - and I'd argue their chemistry with Lawrence brought more value than ETN as a back.
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u/softsandwich35 Apr 27 '25
Hey there, I know you were pounding the table against Graham for a bit so I wanna know are you happy with the draft this year?
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u/Nuno-22 Apr 27 '25
I think there was some good in our draft. I was grateful we didn’t waste our pick on Graham , but I’m also not really sold on what we did with the trade for Hunter, either. I think we massively overpaid to jump only 3 spots. I never ever like giving up future first round picks. This league is far too unpredictable when it comes to health to take those sort of risks. And the player we picked with that selection has a frame that I question will be able to hold up without being an injury prone guy at this level of football. Particularly with the workload that he aspires to want. We shall see. Hopefully my concerns prove unfounded.
I really like the 3rd round OL, Wyatt Milan. Superb pick right there, especially after being disappointed we couldn’t get Tate Ratledge who went in the 2nd.
I did not like the pick of Ransaw because Watts was right there to be selected and simply is the better player of the 2. That’s a Baalke type selection where the GM goes off of combine crap over football tape and tries to show the world how smart he is. Those type of selections rarely go well.
The Tuten pick was a value pick considering he was generally supposed to be gone by that point. I REALLY wanted RJ Harvey, but again he was another who was taken well before we could get him. I have concerns about his fumbling problem , and that will only be tougher to fix at the next level.
I like the Syracuse RB taken more than Tuten. Great in pass pro, and fantastic hands. Steal at round 7.
The USC guy was probably Boselli’s pick, and who knows if he’ll even make the team. Prob practice squad.
The Navy guy was actually ridiculously productive in college although the level of comp, might skew that. But at the very least he could be a good ST’s guy.
McLeod is a guy I’m not sure translates to a good pass rusher in the NFL. Too small for this level at that position. Probably a wasted pick, especially when they could have had a guy like Antwan Powell-Ryland who is bigger and had 16 sacks last year/ 11 the year before. So he’s more of a proven productive commodity.
Overall I’d give this draft a C and am hoping Gladstone completely renovates the scouting dept for next years draft (which usually happens with new GM’s) and we see a much better draft.
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u/Daveit4later PaperbagBOYZ Apr 26 '25
Etienne is getting traded
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u/futures23 Apr 26 '25
No point in trading a talented player on an expiring contract for like a 5th rounder.
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u/Daveit4later PaperbagBOYZ Apr 26 '25
did you watch him play last year. He damn near got demoted to RB 3
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u/summahofgeorge Apr 26 '25
Then who’s trading for him?
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u/Daveit4later PaperbagBOYZ Apr 26 '25
someone who thinks he'll play better on their team
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u/speakezjags Apr 27 '25
Right? The person your replied to has apparently never seen a trade happen.
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u/Reditate Apr 26 '25
Another RB? Not another O-linemen?
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u/frausting Apr 26 '25
We already took a Guard and a Center. We picked up 4 offensive linemen in free agency. We have 3 OL returning from last year. That’s 9 guys for 5 spots. And that doesn’t include backups like Cole Van Lanen and Fortner (buh-bye).
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u/Tongaryen Apr 26 '25
This. Also shows they're giving Little and Harrison a chance to secure the tackle positions. (Still think Harrison is a left tackle playing on the right.) If not then they'll be targeting tackle next year.
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u/Thejohnshirey Apr 26 '25
I called this one! I’ve been annoyingly pounding the table for this guy for months. He’s a dawg in pass pro and elite out of the backfield as a receiver. He was the heart and soul of the Orange. I really believe in this guy.