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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Players Gained
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DaQuan Jones
DT
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Sheldon Rankins
DT
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Jets won the night they stopped Pegues from sliding. Grade: A-.

The Jets did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and JJ Pegues fell into slot 209.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The veteran additions, Sheldon Rankins chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, with Jalon Walker leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In slot 30 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Good price on Jaxson Dart in the 42nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick 85 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick97 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Donovan Jackson at pick No. 97. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They let Malachi Moore come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 8. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Phillips in the 118th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
A tidy little value on Ajani Cornelius in No. 121, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Steal is underselling it; Joshua Farmer at the 146th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in pick 157 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nick Nash
A tidy bit of business in No. 161, where Nick Nash graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the 188th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick209 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.