In a recent episode of Jaguars.com Live, the hosting crew of Brian Sexton, J.P. Shadrick and John Oehser were joined by special guest and NFL Draft expert Mike Mayock, to discuss what the Jaguars could do come April in the 2017 NFL Draft.

The crew covered a variety of topics, but one of the questions that caught the ears of many, was asked by Sexton, who seems to be keen on taking a running back with the Jaguars No. 4 overall pick. Sexton is one of many who is especially ardent about LSU running back Leonard Fournette, and he asked Mayock about the possibility of taking a running back in the first round to help Blake Bortles, who struggled mightily in 2016.

Mayock seemed to think it wouldn’t be a bad idea:

I believe a running back should be in the conversation — whether it’s Leonard Fournette or Dalvin Cook I think you have to know what you’re getting into though. If you draft Fournette, you’re mindset has to be like the Vikings’ is towards Adrian Peterson or a mindset similar to Carolina or Tennessee (towards the run). You absolutely have to feed him — and that by definition would be 20-24 carries a game. You’re offensive line needs that mindset too, and if it happens Bortles would definitely benefit from that situation. If you draft Cook though, he’s a little bit more of a modern running back. He’ll require 20 touches too, but they could be through rushing or receiving — either of which he can break all the way.

In his latest positional rankings, Mayock has Cook as his No. 1 running back while Fournette is his second. Though there are some who are skeptical about taking running backs early due to the fact that they can be found later in the draft, Mayock seems to think that both Fournette and Cook are top 10 picks, and I don’t think many would disagree with him.

As for the Jaguars, if the plan is to take a running back in the first round they will first need to improve and add some offensive lineman in free agency.

They’ve already begun to add pieces as they recently traded for Branden Albert, who can officially sign with the team at the beginning of the league year March 9. Now, it’s a matter of adding more help with their abundance of cap space as they reportedly have almost $75 million available in cash.

Once that is taken care of, the Jaguars can then focus on a decision of the running back they’d like — if that’s direction they would like to take.

Regardless of who they have as their top rusher between Cook and Fournette, neither would be a bad choice as both are extremely talented.

Other topics Mayock discussed included his thoughts on the Jaguars latest front office moves, LSU safety Jamal Adams, Bortles’ mechanics and more. To hear the rest, click here.