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          Jaguars No. 31 in NFL Power Rankings

          • Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2014, 01:50 PM ET
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              Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.
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          JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Since the NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars found out they still have trouble running the ball and that people apparently aren't too impressed with the upgrades they've made along the defensive line. Not even the fact that rookie quarterback Blake Bortles appears to have a bright future in the NFL was enough to keep them from dropping in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings.

          The Jaguars came in at No. 31 on Tuesday afternoon in the first edition of the 2014 rankings, one spot below where they were ranked in the days after the draft.

          The Oakland Raiders were last. Seattle, Denver, New England, San Francisco and New Orleans were ranked Nos. 1-5, respectively.

          The voting process for the rankings has been expanded and given a catchy name: the ESPN Power Panel. It is comprised of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities.

          Here is my ballot:

          1. Seattle

          2. Denver

          3. Green Bay

          4. San Francisco

          5. New England

          6. New Orleans

          7. Philadelphia

          8. Indianapolis

          9. Chicago

          10. San Diego

          11. Cincinnati

          12. Detroit

          13. Atlanta

          14. Baltimore

          15. Carolina

          16. Kansas City

          17. Arizona

          18. Pittsburgh

          19. Miami

          20. Dallas

          21. Washington

          22. Tennessee

          23. N.Y. Giants

          24. St. Louis

          25. Minnesota

          26. N.Y. Jets

          27. Tampa Bay

          28. Jacksonville

          29. Cleveland

          30. Buffalo

          31. Houston

          32. Oakland