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2023 NFL Draft: Jaguars Select Oklahoma State DL Tyler Lacy at No. 131

The Jaguars are finally loading up on defenders, this time taking Tyler Lacy.
2023 NFL Draft: Jaguars Select Oklahoma State DL Tyler Lacy at No. 131
2023 NFL Draft: Jaguars Select Oklahoma State DL Tyler Lacy at No. 131

The Jacksonville Jaguars have made their latest selection, drafting Oklahoma State defensive lineman Tyler Lacy.

Lacy is the fifth selection the Jaguars have made in the 2023 NFL Draft and the second defender selected so far.

  • 1st, No. 27: OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
  • 2nd, No. 61: TE Brenton Strange, Penn State
  • 3rd, No. 88: RB Tank Bigsby, Auburn
  • 4th, No. 121: LB Ventrell Miller, Florida
  • 4th, No. 130: EDGE/DL Tyler Lacy, Oklahoma State

Lacy, 6-foot-4, 279 pounds, started 44 games for Oklahoma State over the last four seasons, recording 113 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 11.5 tackles, three forced fumbles, and four pass deflections in that span. 

Lacy missed three games with an ankle injury in 2019 but started 10 games, recording 20 tackles, two tackles for loss, and two pass deflections. 

Lacy started 11 games in 2020, recording 32 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12. 

Lacy started 14 games in 2021, recording 34 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one pass deflection, again earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12. 

Lacy finished his career with nine starts in 2022 after missing four games due to an ankle injury, recording 27 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, three sacks, and one pass deflection.

The rest of the Jaguars selections are as follows.

  • 5th: No. 136 (via CHI), No. 160 (via NYG)
  • 6th: No. 185 (via NYJ), No. 202, No. 208 (via PHI)
  • 7th: No. 226 (via CAR), No. 227 (via NO), No. 240 (via NYG)

The Jaguars have multiple picks in rounds five, six and seven, with three picks in the sixth round alone. 

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John Shipley has been covering the Jacksonville Jaguars as a beat reporter and publisher of Jaguar Report since 2019. Previously, he covered UCF's undefeated season as a beat reporter for NSM.Today, covered high school prep sports in Central Florida, and covered local sports and news for the Palatka Daily News. Follow John Shipley on Twitter at @_john_shipley.

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