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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Jets started one anyway for Dont'e Thornton Jr., 38 picks ahead of schedule. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 7 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in Round 2, Pick 10 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. is a better player than No. 110 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick162 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
A big swing on Elijah Roberts at the 162nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in pick 186 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick207 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Oronde Gadsden II graded well above the range. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.