Compared to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and the crew at NFL on CBS, the NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks Mock Draft 1.0 has some significant differences, but will the Travis hunters among the Duval Devout land the Colorado Buffaloes Heisman Trophy Winner Travis Hunter?

Brooks is already on a different path than a lot of his draft coverage brethren as he has Hunter’s teammate Shedeur Sanders going first overall instead of the Miami Hurricanes All-American Heisman Trophy Finalist quarterback, Cam Ward. Were the AFC South rival Tennessee Titans to draft Sanders, the Jags selecting Hunter would make for a fascinating storyline twice per season.

Second overall, Brooks has the Cleveland Browns taking Penn State Nittany Lions edge rusher Abdul Carter. With news of Browns linebacker Myles Garrett asking for a trade and Carter’s hype as a generational player, this prediction has more legs than it did when this mock was first published on Wednesday.

The New York Giants secured Ward with the third selection. It seemed like Hunter falling to the Jags on someone’s board may actually happen — until Brooks locked in the New England Patriots securing him fourth overall.

While this is the furthest among the mock drafts examined that Hunter has fallen, the result remains the same in that the Duval Devout just misses on bringing the wide receiver/cornerback dual threat to Jacksonville.

That said, Brooks does have Michigan Wolverines defensive tackle Mason Graham going to the Jags fifth overall. The idea of the Jaguars starting a “Ma(a)sons’ convention” on their interior defensive line appealed to Brooks.

“Pairing Graham with 2024-second rounder Maason Smith would give the Jaguars an intriguing interior tandem with disruptive potential,” he said.

While Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker are both presences that pressure the quarterback from the defensive end position, the Ma(a)sons would bring help to veteran defensive tackle Arik Armstead to bring further force in the middle to disrupt any opposing backfield.