0987'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets let Pierce fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The board owed the Jets one, and it paid up: Hollin Pierce, the No. 117 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 5 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They are betting Fannin Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In No. 7 they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
They paid up for Harold Fannin Jr. at Round 2, Pick 10 when waiting would have done the job. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick92 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at pick 92 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at the 109th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 146 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in slot 157 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value with a capital V on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 188th overall pick, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
The board had cheaper options than Jacob Parrish at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.