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Draft Grade — Jets
Overall
C
ValueC-
NeedB
TradesB+
FutureF
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Jets: C. Boards are made to be trusted, and the Jets shredded theirs for Jeff Sims. He came off 209 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.
The Rodriguez pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, safety and other spots. Getting Boettcher where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.
The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Hit on Arvell Reese and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Rueben Bain Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In pick No. 16 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick33
Rnd2
Jacob Rodriguez
A surprising call. With cornerback, safety and other spots still to address, they spent pick 33 on Jacob Rodriguez, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick44
Rnd2
Taylen Green
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at the 44th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103
Rnd4
Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery in slot 103 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140
Rnd4
Malik Benson
No edge and no loss on Malik Benson in the 140th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179
Rnd5
Bryce Boettcher
Somehow Bryce Boettcher was still sitting there in slot 179, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick228
Rnd7
Diego Pavia
They liked Diego Pavia enough to skip the value, taking him in the 228th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242
Rnd7
Jeff Sims
A big swing on Jeff Sims at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.











