22-05-2025
Who did Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft?
Who did Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft? Who did the Jacksonville Jaguars pick in PFF's 2008 NFL redraft?
Pro Football Focus hopped in the time machine and went back to the 2008 NFL draft and used hindsight, along with their grading system, to redraft the first round. So, who did the Jacksonville Jaguars end up taking?
In the original 2008 NFL draft, the Jaguars held the 26th overall pick following an 11-5 season and a trip to the AFC Divisional round in 2007. However, Jacksonville would end up trading up 18 spots to the eighth overall pick to select Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey.
In PFF's redraft, no such draft-day trades were made. So in this scenario, the Jaguars selected at 26th overall, and with that pick, they took Notre Dame center John Sullivan.
"Former sixth-round pick John Sullivan gave the Vikings incredible value during his six seasons as their starting center," wrote PFF. "His production peaked from 2011 to 2013, when he ranked second in the NFL with a 90.8 PFF overall grade — bested by only Houston's Chris Myers."
As mentioned, Sullivan was a sixth-round pick by Minnesota and would play 10 NFL seasons, spending the first seven with the Vikings. Over his career, he appeared in 153 games, which included 125 starts.
From 2011 through 2013, Sullivan was one of PFF's highest-graded centers in each of those seasons.
Harvey would end up playing four NFL seasons, the first three of which came with the Jaguars. He appeared in 47 out of a possible 48 games during that stretch with Jacksonville, making 32 starts.
By PFF's metrics, Harvey totaled 73 pressures over those three seasons, including a career-high of 31 in 2009, along with nine sacks.
