0987'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (HOU)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Players Gained
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Tyler Huntley
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Allen Lazard
WR
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Tyrod Taylor
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB+
The phones sank the Jets this weekend: B-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Jets did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The Allar steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They took Tate Ratledge at par in slot 51, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 71st overall pick is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Oscar Delp
They read the board right and Oscar Delp was the payoff at No. 83. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick93 Rnd3 Shilo Sanders
They let Shilo Sanders come to them and pounced at pick 93. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore at Round 4, Pick 19 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
By-the-book stuff, Rylie Mills at pick No. 120 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 147th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Value with a capital V on Theo Wease Jr. in pick No. 199, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.