What players are you most interested in for the Jets? Not just first round talents, but overall from 1st round to 7th round to UDFA...I'm going to list my favorites by position and the earliest I'd take them. This is not where I think they will go, many will go higher, it's just the highest I'd take them, unless no one I had ranked higher was on the board of course. QB 1st round #20 Wentz or Goff, neither will make it that far though. 2nd round #20 Lynch. He won't make it that far though, I could see him getting in to the 2nd though. 3rd Connor Cook 5th Cardale Jones, Christian Hackenberg, Brandon Doughty. Not necessarily in that order. 6th Hogan Sudfield. 7th or UDFA Brissett. RB 2nd round Elliott, Derrick Henry. Elliott probably doesn't get out of the first. Henry could go as late as the third or as early as the 1st. 3rd round Kenneth Dixon, Devonte Booker, CJ Prosise. 4th round Jonathan Williams, Alex Collins, Josh Ferguson. 5th round Aaron Green 7th tre madden TE 2nd round Hunter Henry. I don't think any TE's this year grade out as true first round talents. 3rd Nick Vannette, Jerell Adams. WR. 1st round Treadwell. He won't get to #20, but he's the only wide receiver I'd take in the first (too many needs elsewhere) but if he were there at #20 there aren't many guys I'd select over him, he's a game changer IMHO. 2nd Josh Doctson, Pharoh Cooper, 3rd Rashad Higgins, Leonte Carroo. 4th Kenny Lawler. OT 1st Tunsil, Stanley, Conklin. of the 3 only Conklin is likely to make it to #20. 2nd Jason Spriggs, Shon Coleman, Germain Ifeldi. 3rd Jerald Hawkins, Le'Raven Clark. 4th Fahn Cooper. 6th Willie Beavers OG. 2nd Cody Whitehair 3rd Vadal Alexander, Spencer Durango. 6th Joe Dahl. C 2nd Nick Martin, Ryan Kelly 4th Evan Boehm. DE (3-4) 1st Robert Nkemdiche, I probably wouldn't take him in the first unless the draft board fell really weird. 3rd Bronson Kaufusi, Carl Nassib, Shawn Oakman. DT (3-4) 3rd DJ Reader. 4th Antwaun Woods. OLB (3-4 or 4-3) 1st Joey bosa (no way he gets to 20), Shaq Lawson, Leonard Floyd, Noah Spence, Darrin Lee 2nd Su'a Cravens, Joshua Perry, 3rd Jordan Jenkins 4th Eric Striker, Dadi Lhomme Nicolas (I bounce 4th and 5th on him), 5th Victor Ochi, ILB 1st Reggie Ragland 3rd Jaylon Smith (Only reason I have him this low is the knee and that there are too many rumors of nerve damage, make him a 1st if there is no nerve damage and the other medicals check out.), Dominque Alexander, Tyler Matakevich, Scooby Wright CB 1st Vernon Hargreaves, Mackensie Alexander. 2nd Arte Burns, 3rd Zach Sanchez. 6th Fabian Moreau. (I grade him higher on talent but he has an injury concern). S 1st Jalen Ramsey 2nd Vonn Bell, Karl Joseph, Jeremy Cash 4th Jayron Kearse, 5th Justin Simmon, Jordan Lucas (I actually grade him higher on talent but he has health concerns) P 7th Tom Hackett, only punter I'm familiar with. K 5th Roberto Aguayo He'll probably go much higher but I can't justify higher than a 5th for a kicker on the Jets. That said he's a damned good one who could go as high as the 3ed.
Goff, Floyd, Lee - 1 Le'Raven Clark, Ifedi - 2 Ngakoue, Deion Jones, Austin Johnson, Jordan Jenkins - 3 Ochi, Matakevich, Travis Feeney - 4 Vannett, Aguayo - 5 Hackett - 7
LB - Floyd, Darron Lee, Su'a Cravens, Deion Jones, Kamalei Correa, Joe Schobert, Nick Kwiatkoski OL - Jason Spriggs, LeRaven Clark, Joe Haeg, Connor McGovern, Sebastian Tretola, Spencer Drango P - Hackett RB - Devonte Booker, CJ Prosise, Paul Perkins, Kenneth Dixon KOR/PR? - Jakeem Grant
Here is who the Jets have met with, to help narrow it down: http://walterfootball.com/ProspectMeetings/ByTeam
Gotta go some combo of LB/OL in the first 2 rounds. I think we're going O-line in the 1st round. Decker seems like a guy that would be there at 20 , but Id prefer Conklin who probably wont be there. Shaq Lawson is a player I could see slipping a little but maybe not to us in the 2nd round..he would be an amazing get there. But maybe Shalique Calhoun would be a great upgrade to the pass rush. If we do the opposite than Im going Floyd in the 1st and Nick Martin in the 2nd. Couple mid round players Id hope the team targets are Jordan Howard , Mackenzie Alexander and as much as Im against the team drafting a QB , I wouldnt mind Connor Cook if he's there in the 3rd round. And like everyone else , I WANT TOM HACKETT , DAMMIT
I'm starting to like the idea of Cardale Jones in the mid rounds a little bit. The play at 2:58 is awesome (recognize that receiver?) Good footwork and makes a great throw in very tight space. It's an NFL play.
The only way I see the Jets going OL in the first round is if Tunsil or Stanley fall, Conklin or maybe Decker are there, or if they have Jason Spriggs rated as a 1st round pick and worthy of the 20 spot. Based on Mac's comments before, I don't think we'll ever see him taking an OG or C in the 1st round (at least I hope not). I would also be very surprised if Nick Martin is the pick in the 2nd round. Mac has commented at least twice, maybe more, that he thinks that very good OLs can be built with mid- and low-round picks.- If he's true to his word, I think the only OL he'd take in the 1st round for certain would be a LT, and maybe a RT. I'd be surprised if he took an interior OL before the 3rd round. I'll be surprised if Alexander drops to the 3rd round. Unless he's a PR/KOR and speedy, I hope the Jets don't take a RB this year. They don't need one. I'm not a fan of Connor Cook. I'd rather have Cardale Jones or Jacoby Brissett, but if Mac likes him, then I'd be willing to give him a shot because I know it would make 101GangGreen101 and you happy.
I'm pretty cool with BPA all the way (besides maybe DL) I would be ok with virtually any other position being in play at each pick
My Favorites that could be possible Jet Targets: Darron Lee, OLB, Ohio State Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia Jaylon Smith, LB, Notre Dame Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis Jason Spriggs, OT, Indiana Kentrell Brothers, ILB, Mizzou Nick Martin, C, Notre Dame Kamalei Correa, OLB, Boise State Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana Kyler Fackrell, OLB, Utah State Sterling Shepard, WR, Oklahoma Devontae Booker, RB, Utah Nick Vannett, TE, Ohio State Tyler Matakevich, ILB, Temple Brandon Allen, QB, Arkansas Graham Glasgow, OG, Michigan Morgan Burns, CB, Kansas State Darian Thompson, S, Boise State Jeremy Cash, S, Duke Deion Jones, OLB, LSU Aaron Burbridge, WR, Michigan State Vernon Adams, QB, Oregon
Anybody gonna take Smith in rd.1? How about grabbing him in rd.2? I'd like Smith or Lee I kinda like Lynch, but not in rd.1 Cardale Jones is beastly...and a man. rd. 3 or 4 maybe?
In no particular order. Round 1 (20th pick) Reggie Ragland, Jack Conklin, Jason Spriggs. A little hesitant about Leonard Floyd. Round 2 (51) Noah Spence, Joshua Garnett, Germain Ifedi, Kamalei Correa (have changed my position about him. I recently said no earlier than our 3rd rounder, but he had a bad senior year playing on the DL after playing OLB. He'd be a solid 2nd round pick) Round 3 (83) Landon Turner, Sebastian Tretola, Christian Hackenberg, Yannick Ngakoue Round 4 (118) Connor McGovern, Nick Vigil, Spencer Drango, Joe Schobert, Scooby Wright, Eric Murray Round 5 (157) Graham Glasgow, Justin Simmons, Jacoby Brissett, James Bradberry, Sean Davis, Fahn Cooper Round 7 (241) Pearce Slater, Keanu Neal, Nick Kwiatkoski, Kevin Hogan, Josh Forrest, Terrance Smith, Matt Skura, Antonio Morrison
Thanks NCJF!!! I have been around, mostly reading posts and checking posts (Mod Duties). I will probably post more often as the draft approaches and this Fitz situation gets settled.
I like all of your Rd 1 targets, I think Ragland while be a strong option if he lasts to 20. I left Joe Schobert off my list he's a solid player. Another player I really like I omitted is Rashard Higgins, WR, CSU.........he was a favorite target of Garrett Grayson in 2014
I get why you and others like Ragland, but I hope the Jets won't take him if he's there. IMO he's a clone of David Harris. Mac has said that the Jets need to improve their LB speed and coverage ability. IMO Ragland brings neither of those assets to the table. He's a very good run-stuffing ILB, but we've had that and we need more than that.
QB is still the #1 problem on this team. Fitz played well but is still just a journeyman and folded down the stretch. I don’t see them taking one in rd. 1 (top 3 will be gone by 20). Rd. 5 - I like Sudfeld. Reminds me mechanically/throwing motion of Pennington only with a stronger arm. Can make all the throws, needs better footwork, but beautiful accuracy when they are set. I think he can develop into something vs. some of the other 2nd tier guys Cook, Hackenberg, Jones.
