Gary kleissler'S MOCK DRAFT
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Gary kleissler'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2025

2025jets draft

  • Gary kleissler DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Allen Lazard
WR
Head Shot
Tyrod Taylor
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Jets won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Jets started one anyway for Nazir Stackhouse, 106 picks ahead of schedule.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Landing Nash that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Adding Jonathan Mingo by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 12 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, reach and all.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at Round 2, Pick 10 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid a round early for Jayden Higgins in the 44th overall pick, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at pick No. 68 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
A wild overpay on Nazir Stackhouse in slot 108, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
No edge and no loss on Nohl Williams in the 110th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at slot 145 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick162 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at pick 162 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Taking Nick Nash in No. 174 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 180th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Simeon Barrow Jr. in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
They reached a country mile for Teddye Buchanan at Round 6, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.