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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (PHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PHI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PHI)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Taylor Moton
OT
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Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Jets and James: B+.

The Jets spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: DJ James, the No. 53 name on the board, in pick 108. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They are betting Watson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a security blanket over the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
Somehow Michael Penix Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 34, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 39 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick50 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick52 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in pick 52; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They paid up for Kamren Kinchens at the 53rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul slipping to the 83rd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 DJ James
They barely believed it either: DJ James still on the board at the Round 4 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Value said wait; Jarrian Jones in slot 111 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at Round 6, Pick 18 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick256 Rnd7 Blake Watson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Blake Watson in pick 256, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
A clean, defensible pick in the 257th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tyler Owens. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.