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Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CLE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
David Njoku
TE
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Jets: B.

The tape said wait; the Jets did not. Xavier Thomas went at pick 226, a good 52 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Williams value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The David Njoku deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick55 Rnd2 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt at pick No. 55 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in No. 72 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 James Williams
They read the board right and James Williams was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They took Ty'Ron Hopper at par in the 156th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Harrell well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Thomas. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Fair-plus on Ryan Watts, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in No. 253 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dylan McMahon
A conviction pick on Dylan McMahon at pick No. 254 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell in slot 257 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.