MoPena'S MOCK DRAFT

Dreamer's Delight

  • MoPena DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYJ)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Teitum Tuioti Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Teitum Tuioti
LB-EDGE Oregon
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NYJ)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB+
The Jets bet the future on Mensah. The board says A-.

The board owed the Jets one, and it paid up: Rasheem Biles, the No. 57 name on the board, sitting there at the 202nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Whatever Darian Mensah becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Bottom line, with Darian Mensah leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
Leonard Moore in Round 1, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick10 Rnd1 Darian Mensah
Darian Mensah at pick 10 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick25 Rnd1 Kelley Jones
In No. 25 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in Round 2, Pick 5 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick41 Rnd2 Will Heldt
They paid sticker price for Will Heldt in pick 41, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Cole
Circle this one: Chris Cole at the 50th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick57 Rnd2 KJ Duff
KJ Duff in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at the 68th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cayden Green
They barely believed it either: Cayden Green still on the board at slot 77. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
Steal is underselling it; Kingston Lopa at pick No. 107 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kewan Lacy
You do not let a running back like Kewan Lacy reach pick No. 119 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby at slot 144 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Scott
Justin Scott in the 148th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Teitum Tuioti
They will replay Teitum Tuioti at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Rasheem Biles in Round 6, Pick 23, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick204 Rnd6 LaNorris Sellers
They robbed the room for LaNorris Sellers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.