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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Jets robbed the room for Alexander. Final grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Darius Alexander, Round 5, Pick 7, roughly 52 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 14th overall pick they get a red-zone target to build around. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They paid sticker price for Tyleik Williams in the 42nd pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
By-the-book stuff, Aireontae Ersery at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jayden Higgins in Round 3, Pick 9. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in No. 80 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They barely believed it either: Sebastian Castro still on the board at pick No. 118. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Darius Alexander reach slot 145 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 162 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 186th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II is a better player than pick 207 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick242 Rnd7 Karene Reid
The board fumbled Karene Reid all the way to slot 242, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.