Jaguars focus on defense early on final day of the NFL draft. They picked Gators LB Ventrell Miller and Oklahoma State edge Tyler Lacy in the fourth round on Saturday. They traded their other fourth-round pick.
Miller played inside linebacker with the Gators and was one of the team’s top defensive players last season. He had 23.5 tackles for loss and 240 tackles in his career. Miller also had 7.5 sacks. He was the 121st pick overall. He is the 13th Gators player drafted all-time by the Jaguars, the most from a single college.
Miller will join a crowded linebacking room that includes high picks from last year’s draft in Travon Walker, Chad Muma and Devin Lloyd. They finally added an edge rusher at pick No. 130 in Lacy, a highly productive player at Oklahoma State. Lacy had 113 career tackles, 11.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss. At a position of need on the team, Lacy should be a rotational player early for Jacksonville.
Oklahoma State defensive end Tyler Lacy celebrates after a tackle of Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. The Jaguars traded their second fourth round pick to the Saints for a seventh rounder and a fourth-round pick in next year’s draft. It was general manager Trent Baalke’s fifth trade of the draft so far.
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