{"id":680009,"date":"2026-01-15T19:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/680009\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:44:13","slug":"jaguars-take-a-safety-in-second-round-of-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/680009\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars take a safety in second round of mock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 15, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6963452\/2026\/01\/15\/nfl-mock-draft-2026-mendoza-dante-moore\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic&#8217;s Dane Brugler<\/a>\u00a0recently put together a 2026 NFL mock draft. So who did the <a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> end up selecting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Jaguars<\/a> will be without their first-round pick this year after trading it to Cleveland in the 2025 NFL draft in order to move up to select Travis Hunter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">So Jacksonville&#8217;s first selection won&#8217;t come until the second round at pick No. 56 overall. And with that selection, Brugler has the Jaguars taking Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;The Jaguars will be addressing the secondary this offseason in multiple ways, and Thieneman could be an option because of his man-coverage skills and run-stopping ability,&#8221; Brugler wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Thieneman has experience in his career playing both deep safety and strong safety. This past year, most of his snaps came in the box.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He logged two interceptions, four pass breakups, and gave up just 8.1 yards per catch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to PFF.<\/a> Thieneman was a very reliable tackler as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brugler is right, the Jaguars will need to address the secondary this offseason, but the bigger need seems to be at cornerback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While Andrew Wingard is set to be a free agent, the Jaguars still have Eric Murray and Antonio Johnson under contract. GM James Gladstone also drafted Caleb Ransaw and Rayuan Lane in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Not to say that the depth here couldn&#8217;t be added to, but I also don&#8217;t know if safety is a position that requires a second-round draft pick to be spent on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jan. 15, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET The Athletic&#8217;s Dane Brugler\u00a0recently put together a 2026 NFL mock draft. 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