JETS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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New York Jets

The Jets finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

by fjf · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Tyler Harrell, 93 picks early at Round 7, Pick 36.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Paul at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the 6th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In No. 10 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 34
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 55
They went early on Ja'Tavion Sanders in slot 47, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 49
Calen Bullock at the 70th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 50
Circle this one: Patrick Paul at Round 3, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 116
Ainias Smith at pick No. 111 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 132
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Cam Hart for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 151
Braelon Allen in No. 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 189
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in the 187th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 233
Matthew Jones in Round 7, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 239
Eric Gentry at slot 255 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Tyler Harrell · WR · rank 349
Tyler Harrell at the 256th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.