GWG5'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Patrick Payton this high, and it is not close. The Jets reached 23 spots to get him at pick 228. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Simpson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 2nd pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick No. 16 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ty Simpson
Taking Ty Simpson in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick44 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at pick 44 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Treydan Stukes at the 103rd overall pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 40 is lovely value for the cornerback. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slipping to slot 179 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Patrick Payton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick242 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
No drama and no debate, Trey Zuhn III went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.