Late Friday, Jacksonville selected Florida State cornerback Jarrian Jones with its compensatory, No. 96 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
The Jaguars traded their original 2024 third-round pick to Atlanta in a package for wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who now plays for Tennessee. They received the compensatory pick due to offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor’s 2023 free agency signing with Kansas City.
Jones, who spent four years with the Seminoles after signing with Mississippi State out of high school in 2019, joins the Jaguars after accumulating 96 tackles with 7.5 for loss, five interceptions, 12 pass breakups and two fumble recoveries over 55 games and 29 starts in college.
Standing at 5-foot-11 and 7/8-inch (57th percentile among cornerbacks since 1999), 190 pounds (39th percentile), Jones posted a 4.38-second 40-yard dash (89th percentile), 1.53-second 10-yard split (61st percentile), 39 and 1/2-inch vertical jump (86th percentile) and 129-inch broad jump (87th percentile) at the NFL combine.
#Jaguars fans, you got a stud cornerback who can be an ELITE nickel in @JarrianJones.
Rose up draft boards all year, from a dominant senior year at @FSUFootball, consistently impressed at @ShrineBowl week, then ran a sub-4.4 at the Combine
Dive in more to why he’s special ⬇️ https://t.co/ZTZyeCTTxa pic.twitter.com/DVq1fjgVqw
— Eric Galko (@EricGalko) April 27, 2024
Jones was Jacksonville’s third selection of the 2024 NFL draft, following first-round wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. and second-round defensive lineman Maason Smith, both hailing from LSU.
Jaguars’ remaining 2024 NFL draft picks
- Round 4, Pick 114
- Round 4, Pick 116 (via New Orleans)
- Round 5, Pick 153
- Round 5, Pick 167 (via Minnesota)
- Round 6, Pick 212
- Round 7, Pick 236
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