Koeltl'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 8

  • Koeltl DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Jets: B-.

The Jets bet big and early on Elijah Roberts, 33 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at pick 42 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Fair-plus on Jayden Higgins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in No. 110 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
They talked themselves into Elijah Roberts at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick162 Rnd5 CJ West
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ West well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.