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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
CJ West
DT Indiana
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Jets won the night they stopped McCord from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Jets did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kyle McCord fell into the 145th pick.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Mickens lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 12th overall pick they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They paid sticker price for Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
They liked Gunnar Helm enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 9. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 110. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick No. 145 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick162 Rnd5 CJ West
CJ West at No. 162 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
A real head-scratcher, R.J. Mickens in the 186th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jay Higgins in slot 207. It adds depth where they could use a little.