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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (SEA)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Players Gained
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Cody Mauch
OG
Players traded away
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Allen Lazard
WR
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Austin Deculus
OT
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Billy Turner
OT
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C.J. Uzomah
TE
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Duane Brown
OT
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Jeremy Ruckert
TE
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Laken Tomlinson
OG
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Max Mitchell
OT
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Mekhi Becton
OT
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Randall Cobb
WR
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Rodney Adams
WR
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Zach Wilson
QB
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Zack Kuntz
TE
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Jets let McClellan fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

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.

McClellan falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
They took Taliese Fuaga at par in the 16th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Legette at pick No. 49 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cade Stover
They paid sticker price for Cade Stover in pick 72, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They let Patrick Paul come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 20 with a little surplus value in Renardo Green. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mike Sainristil at No. 89. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 92 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 11: Caelen Carson for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at the 113th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at No. 115 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
The board had Sataoa Laumea higher than the Round 4 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in pick 135 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A reach on Joe Milton III in pick No. 185; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They barely believed it either: Trente Jones still on the board at the 214th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Magee at pick 220, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
They robbed the room for Jase McClellan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in the 256th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick257 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Circle this one: Donovan Jennings at the 257th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.