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Draft Grade — Jets
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA
The Jets turned the phones into found money: A-. Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Jets came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.
Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher and running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Nussmeier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In slot 12 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick16
Rnd1
Makai Lemon
They paid sticker price for Makai Lemon in Round 1, Pick 16, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick20
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in pick 20 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick33
Rnd2
Garrett Nussmeier
A conviction pick on Garrett Nussmeier at No. 33 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Sonny Styles while clear needs at edge rusher and running back sat open.
Pick103
Rnd4
Bishop Fitzgerald
No edge and no loss on Bishop Fitzgerald in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175
Rnd5
Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes in the 175th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178
Rnd5
Red Murdock
They read the board right and Red Murdock was the payoff at pick No. 178. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick192
Rnd6
Thaddeus Dixon
A quiet steal in the 192nd overall pick: Thaddeus Dixon for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206
Rnd6
Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick No. 206 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209
Rnd6
Robert Spears-Jennings
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 209, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218
Rnd7
Brett Norfleet
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brett Norfleet. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick242
Rnd7
Jacobe Johnson
A tidy bit of business in slot 242, where Jacobe Johnson graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
















