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MOCK DRAFT ‘25

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    Jets
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets robbed the room for Styles. Final grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Sonny Styles slides to slot 206, you do not overthink it, and the Jets did not. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If Wilson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
No edge and no loss on Abdul Carter in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Watts at No. 42, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in pick 92 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Earnest Greene III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Earnest Greene III in the 108th overall pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson in the 144th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
A wild overpay on Jared Wilson in slot 155, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
They took Elijah Arroyo at par in pick No. 184, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick206 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in Round 6, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.