It’s that time of year again, Jets mock draft season.
The New York Jets still have holes to fill on their roster, and they will need to do so in the NFL Draft.
The offseason started slow for the Jets. However, they ended the second wave with a flurry, albeit with a lot of risk. They will be going into the 2024 NFL Draft with a variety of options in the first round, a first for this regime.
Note: Pro Football Network simulator used for this Jets mock draft
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New York Jets get:
No. 13
No. 44
Las Vegas Raiders get:
No. 10
Round 1, Pick 13: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
Let’s be fair to Brock Bowers. Labeling him a tight end isn’t fair. He’s lined up at TE, H-Back, slot receiver, and on the outside, and he’s athletic enough to handle all of them.
His route tree also favors him in this offense. According to Tej Seth, he specialized in the flat route and go balls. Both are what Aaron Rodgers loves.
brock bowers route tree from @StatsBomb_FB
pretty unique in the sense he can run deeper routes and the screen/flat routes more than the average tight end pic.twitter.com/ujRAJdqA4c
— Tej Seth (@tejfbanalytics) March 22, 2024
With the Jets, Bowers would essentially become TE2/WR3. This would give Rodgers another weapon, and would help aid keeping him (if healthy) for his 2-4 year desired playing time.
Round 2, Pick 44: Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
The Jets have a 32-year-old left tackle who has an injury history and a 33-year-old right tackle who had surgery during the offseason. They’re both on one-year contracts. They also have two recent draft picks at tackle, but both are unknowns at this point and could still develop into viable starters.
Amegadjie is a raw talent at left tackle. He has the size, athletic traits, and strength to be a good left tackle in the NFL. However, he still needs work in run blocking and over-aggressiveness.
Since the Jets need to be more sure of their future at tackle, he’s the pick here.
Round 3, Pick 72: Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina
Mike Williams is coming off a torn ACL and probably should be on a pitch count early on in the season. Walker’s specialty is stretching the defense vertically. That’s precisely what the Jets need because Aaron Rodgers loves to throw go-balls. Walker gives them a second pure vertical threat to help Williams move slowly through the process of a return to action.
Round 4, Pick 111: Michael Pratt, QB, Tualne
This is the perfect spot in the draft to find the heir apparent for Rodgers. He has most of the tools you want in an NFL quarterback, but he needs work in two key areas. He needs to get the ball out quicker to avoid sacks, and he also needs to stay in the pocket and not rely too much on his athletic ability too soon.
Round 4, Pick 134: Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee
The Jets currently only have Breece Hall and Israel Abanikanda on their roster. Abanikanda should be the RB2 for the Jets in 2024. They do need a third for the rotation. Wright is a perfect complement to Hall and Abanikanda. He won’t get yards after contact, but he does have enough speed to break away from defenders downfield. He’s also your prototypical third-down back with his ability in pass protection.
Round 6, Pick 178: Josh Proctor, SAF, Ohio State
Proctor is a developmental safety. His traits fit the Jets defense perfectly, though. He can play either safety position or slot corner, and that will be key for this coaching staff, The Jets defensive coaches have been great at developing players. That means his biggest weakness, open-field tackling, should be able to be solved and Proctor will become a good NFL safety.
Round 7, Pick 256: Gabriel Murphy, Edge, UCLA
The Jets need some more quality young edge depth, because, as of now, Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald IV are sure to be on the roster in 2025. Murphy will be a pass-rush specialist, especially early on in his career. He has the tools to be a quality edge rusher but needs to refine technique.
Round 7, Pick 257: Micah Abraham, CB, Marshall
If they keep the pick, this will only be the second time the Jets will be picking the last player in the draft. However, he will hardly be “Mr. Irrelevant” to them. Abraham will give them a quality depth piece at corner to play in their zone scheme. Despite his lack of prototypical size, he plays bigger. He has track in his background. So, his speed and quickness become a huge part of why he can compete at the next level. Brant Boyer will also have his replacement gunner for punt coverage.
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