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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Jets get a C+.

Nobody else had Jalen McLeod anywhere near the 186th overall pick. The Jets did, by 29 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Hit on Tyler Warren and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 7 they get a seam-stretching tight end, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid a round early for Jayden Higgins in No. 42, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The board had cheaper options than Andrew Mukuba at slot 73, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They paid sticker price for Jordan Phillips in Round 4, Pick 8, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick No. 145 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
A big swing on Jalen McLeod at pick No. 186, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick207 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
They jumped the gun on R.J. Mickens, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.