0987'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Castro should have been long gone. The Jets pounced, and earned a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Sebastian Castro tumbling to the Jets in slot 110 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

If Thornton Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 7 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
A conviction pick on Harold Fannin Jr. at slot 42 that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 9 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They robbed the room for Sebastian Castro here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A straight-up fair deal on O'Donnell Fortune at the 145th pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They talked themselves into Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 162, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in No. 186 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick207 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at the 207th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.