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Draft Grade — Jets
Overall
D+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Jets won the night they stopped Rodriguez from sliding. Grade: D+. The Jets bet big and early on James Smith, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Getting Rodriguez where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.
Pick Analysis
Pick20
Rnd1
Peter Woods
In pick No. 20 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32
Rnd1
Jeremiyah Love
In pick 32 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick36
Rnd2
Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 36th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick40
Rnd2
Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik in slot 40 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick52
Rnd2
Zane Durant
Zane Durant in No. 52 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56
Rnd2
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
No drama and no debate, Ar'maj Reed-Adams went about where he belonged in pick No. 56. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58
Rnd2
Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65
Rnd3
Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in the 65th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72
Rnd3
Iapani Laloulu
They read the board right and Iapani Laloulu was the payoff at pick 72. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90
Rnd3
David Bailey
They let David Bailey come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 26. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96
Rnd3
DeMonte Capehart
This one needs a full-page explanation: DeMonte Capehart in the 96th pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104
Rnd4
Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in slot 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120
Rnd4
Chase Bisontis
Fair-plus on Chase Bisontis, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124
Rnd4
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in Round 4, Pick 22 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139
Rnd5
Terry Moore
Terry Moore at No. 139 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick142
Rnd5
James Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take James Smith this early at pick 142. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165
Rnd5
Dane Key
Dane Key at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182
Rnd6
Brandon Inniss
A reach for Brandon Inniss in pick No. 182; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick186
Rnd6
Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at the 186th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick197
Rnd6
Malachi Nelson
They barely believed it either: Malachi Nelson still on the board at the 197th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198
Rnd6
Jacob Rodriguez
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jacob Rodriguez in the 198th pick, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick209
Rnd6
Tree Babalade
They robbed the room for Tree Babalade here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick210
Rnd6
Le'Veon Moss
A running back of that caliber at the 210th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick213
Rnd6
Malik Hartford
Circle this one: Malik Hartford at pick 213 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221
Rnd7
Khalil Barnes
They will replay Khalil Barnes at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233
Rnd7
J.Michael Sturdivant
The board fumbled J.Michael Sturdivant all the way to No. 233, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251
Rnd7
Fernando Carmona
You do not let an offensive lineman like Fernando Carmona reach pick No. 251 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253
Rnd7
Elliot Washington II
Somehow Elliot Washington II was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 37, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.




























































