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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Jets this weekend: A.

Whoever sat across the table from the Jets should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

They will need Zvada to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That Moss pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Rueben Bain Jr. at the Round 1 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at Round 2, Pick 1 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at pick 103 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They paid sticker price for Bud Clark in the 175th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd5 Josh Moten
No drama and no debate, Josh Moten went about where he belonged in pick No. 178. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
They did well to land Jaren Kanak in No. 192, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at slot 206 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick210 Rnd6 Miller Moss
They barely believed it either: Miller Moss still on the board at the 210th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaac Smith. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
A tidy little value on Ricardo Hallman in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.