No sooner had the Jaguars selected Dante Fowler third overall last year did general manager Dave Caldwell say a secondary reason for the pick was the anticipated shallow pool of pass rushers in the 2016 draft.
Were they right?
“There are a few we like — probably more than we anticipated,” Caldwell said last week. “Some guys have emerged.”
But …
“This edge-rushing group is not nearly as good as the [defensive] tackle group,” ESPN analyst Todd McShay said on a conference call Tuesday. “You get down to [the 15th] tackle and you’re talking about players that belong in the first three rounds.