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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 7: the Jets steal Leonard and grade out a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Riley Leonard, the No. 101 name on the board, stolen at No. 145.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Barrow Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
A clean, defensible pick in No. 25 with a little surplus value in Kenneth Grant. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick42 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
The board fumbled Colston Loveland all the way to slot 42, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 73rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick 79 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Taking Sebastian Castro in pick No. 110 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Somehow Riley Leonard was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
You do not let an offensive lineman like Anthony Belton reach Round 5, Pick 18 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. at the 186th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Steal is underselling it; Cobee Bryant at slot 207 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.