After months of hypothesis, we’re on the eve of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Three months after they had been employed, common supervisor Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn will choose the primary draft picks of their tenure starting on the primary evening of the NFL Draft.
After all of the turnover on their roster, the Jets nonetheless have a number of wants to deal with.
After ending 5-12 final season, Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Morgan Moses, D.J. Reed and Tyler Conklin all departed this offseason. Whereas they’ve crammed the quarterback emptiness after signing Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract, proper deal with, tight finish, vast receiver, defensive deal with, and cross rusher stay a priority earlier than the Jets will choose seventh total on Thursday evening.
Gang Inexperienced has eight picks coming into the 2025 NFL Draft (No. 7, 42, 73, 110, 145, 162, 186, 207). Mougey and Glenn are at the moment of their honeymoon interval, because the Jets gained’t start their season till September. However they should discover a number of starters to construct the muse of their staff.
“I feel good about where this roster is at right now in April and I feel good about going into the draft,” Mougey stated throughout Monday’s pre-draft press convention. “Adding some good players that can help us win and after the draft, it doesn’t stop. We’ll be scouring the street list for workouts, the alternative leagues, potential trades and it just never ends, but I feel good about where the team is at now and feel good about adding players that are going to help us in this draft.”
Mougey stated the Jets are open to transferring up and down the draft board. It seems unlikely the Jets would commerce up from seventh total. Nonetheless, they may doubtlessly transfer up and down the draft board on Days 2 and three, relying on which prospects are nonetheless out there.
RT OR TE: WHICH IS THE TOP PRIORITY
The Jets determined to enhance their trenches final yr once they chosen left deal with Olu Fashanu with the eleventh total choose. Now, the Jets want to deal with the fitting aspect of their offensive line.
Shortly after free company started final month, Moses departed for the rival Patriots, which created a void at proper deal with. Due to that, LSU’s Will Campbell, Missouri’s Armand Membou and Texas’ Kelvin Banks might all be choices at No. 7. Nonetheless, many draft analysts anticipate Campbell to be chosen by the Patriots at fourth total.
That would go away the Jets deciding between Membou and Banks. Membou was a two-year starter at proper deal with for the Tigers and would offer a plug-and-play possibility for the Jets. Throughout his three seasons at Missouri, Membou allowed simply three sacks. In his ultimate two seasons, Membou allowed simply 23 mixed pressures and didn’t permit a sack in 411 pass-blocking snaps.
Banks, whereas largely thought-about the third-best offensive lineman on this yr’s class, was virtually equally pretty much as good at Texas. He was a three-year starter at left deal with for the Longhorns and allowed a complete of 4 sacks in 1,544 pass-blocking snaps throughout that span. Nonetheless, Banks doesn’t have intensive expertise at proper deal with, which might be a major transition within the league.
“This group in the draft, I think it’s good,” Mougey stated. “I think there’s some players there that can play. I think it’s a good group.”
If the Jets wish to deal with the tight finish place in Spherical 1, there are two dynamic choices in Penn State’s Tyler Warren and Michigan’s Colston Loveland. Warren at 6-5, 255 kilos, is a giant, athletic tight finish who can discover holes in defenses. Being a former highschool quarterback helps him exploit defenses and acknowledge coverages, which allows Warren to get open commonly.
Warren was second within the nation in receptions with 104. He additionally registered 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns for the Nittany Lions.
Loveland is extra of a pure cross catcher, who at 6-6, 248 kilos, additionally has super measurement. He has the flexibility to line up in a conventional tight finish or in a slot place. Loveland recorded 55 catches for 582 yards and 5 touchdowns for the Wolverines.
JETS COULD ALSO USE HELP ON D-LINE
Along with the offensive line, the Jets might use assistance on the line of defense. Sure, they’ve each Will McDonald and Quinnen Williams, however there are severe questions to deal with within the trenches. The Jets struggled to get stress on quarterbacks most of final season. Of their ultimate 12 video games, the staff registered 25 sacks, which was twenty fifth within the league throughout that stretch.
If the Jets had been to deal with the line of defense at seventh total, Michigan defensive deal with Mason Graham might be in play, assuming he’s nonetheless on the board. Graham is the perfect defensive deal with out there on this yr’s draft due to his fast step off the road and the power to show a wide range of pass-rushing strikes. He’s additionally a superb run stuffer who exhibits a ton of relentlessness to get to ball carriers.
In 12 video games, Graham registered 45 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three.5 sacks at Michigan.
POSSIBLE WR OPTIONS ON DAY 2
After releasing Adams, the Jets want one other vast receiver to take stress off Garrett Wilson. Allen Lazard will return after accepting a pay reduce this offseason, however he has simply 60 receptions in two seasons with the Jets.
There isn’t a ton of vast receiver expertise like there was throughout final yr’s draft. Nonetheless, there might be some intriguing choices on Day 2 for the Jets. Amongst these are Iowa State’s Jayden Higgins and Texas’ Isaiah Bond.
Higgins, at 6-4, 214 kilos, can play each vast receiver place. He has wonderful fingers and the power to go up and make contested catches, together with a excessive IQ.
In his lone season at Texas, Bond caught 34 passes for 540 yards and 5 touchdowns. Nonetheless, on April 10, Bond was taken into police custody in Frisco, Texas, on an excellent sexual assault warrant. He later posted a $25,000 bond and was launched from custody.
COULD JETS DRAFT DEVELOPMENTAL QB ON DAY 3?
It’s unlikely the Jets would take a quarterback early on this yr’s draft. Nonetheless, signing Fields shouldn’t preclude them from deciding on a developmental quarterback on Day 3.
Assuming that’s the case, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers might be the highest out there possibility. The Jets met with Ewers throughout Texas’ professional day. He handed for 3,472 passing yards, 31 touchdowns and accomplished 65.8% of his passes. Nonetheless, Ewers is taken into account to have common arm energy and decision-making expertise, which might trigger him to slip to Day 3.
Initially Revealed: April 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM EDT
