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Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
DeSean Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DeSean Bishop
RB Tennessee
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Austin Novosad Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Austin Novosad
QB Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall D-
ValueF NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Jets answered their biggest question with Arnold. Grade: D-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jaden Platt in the 33rd pick, a good 450 spots before the room expected him. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

On value alone, Allen makes the weekend a net positive. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They have staked the next five years on Jackson Arnold, which is the only story that really matters here.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Jackson Arnold
In pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jaden Platt
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaden Platt well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick44 Rnd2 Eric Rivers
They talked themselves into Eric Rivers at the 44th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 DeSean Bishop
A big swing on DeSean Bishop at pick No. 103, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jacobe Johnson
Jacobe Johnson in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick178 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at No. 178 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Austin Novosad
Austin Novosad at No. 194 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dillon Thieneman
You do not let a safety like Dillon Thieneman reach the 205th pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 CJ Allen
CJ Allen in slot 212 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick218 Rnd7 Chase Roberts
They robbed the room for Chase Roberts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Steal is underselling it; Le'Veon Moss at Round 7, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.