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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Jets and Sainristil: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Mike Sainristil tumbling to the Jets in the Round 4 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. 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 safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in the 10th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
They will replay Mike Sainristil at No. 111 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They paid sticker price for Javion Cohen in slot 147, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 187 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Taulia Tagovailoa. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick256 Rnd7 Myles Cole
No drama and no debate, Myles Cole went about where he belonged in the 256th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.