Aaron Rodgers‘ Achilles tear prevented the Packers from picking up the Jets’ 2024 first-round pick, as the long run Hall of Fame quarterback well miles in need of the 65% snap threshold. However the Jets do enter this draft and not using a second-rounder because of the terms of the Rodgers swap.
The Packers obtained the Jets’ No. 41 overall pick, leaving the AFC East team and not using a selection between its first-round slot (No. 10) and third-round pick (72). The Jets can be serious about adding one other Day 2 selection and can be able to move down from 10 to make that occur. The Jets would ideally wish to add a second-round pick — or a minimum of a top-100 selection — by moving down from 10, ESPN.com’s Wealthy Cimini notes.
This draft’s run on quarterbacks is anticipated to happen before the Jets go on the clock at 10, with the Cardinals’ No. 4 overall slot potentially the place QB-needy teams will goal to climb up. The Chargers have also expressed a willingness to trade down from 5. By the point the Jets are picking, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy will almost definitely be off the board. That will stand to limit the interest within the team’s No. 10 pick, though Cimini adds the team is serious about selling its top selection to certainly one of the QB-needy clubs.
This is able to probably require Bo Nix or Michael Penix Jr. to generate enough interest it entices the Broncos (No. 12) or Raiders (No. 13) to fork over an asset to ensure of landing certainly one of the draft’s top six passers.
The Raiders may not have a uniform opinion of tips on how to proceed at quarterback on this draft, with a rumor indicating their top two decision-makers are split on a trade-up maneuver. The Broncos are believed to need to move up, but they’re limited regarding draft capital. Also down a second-rounder from the Sean Payton trade, Denver could also be more more likely to move down in hopes of Nix still being on the board. The Vikings (No. 11) have made their intention of finding a long-term passer fairly clear, and despite the franchise never drafting a QB in the highest 10, it’s able to move up to amass a Kirk Cousins successor.
A team just like the Giants not choosing a QB at 10 after which considering a move back into Round 1 for a passer may very well be something to observe, and a climb back into the highest 10 would outflank the Broncos or Raiders. That will even be costly, because the Giants don’t pick again until No. 47. The Jets are also probably not serious about dropping that far, as they’ve a relatively vital Rodgers-centric season approaching.
If the Jets stick at No. 10, they’d have a bevy of first-round tackle options awaiting. Joe Douglas is probably going serious about adding a long-term choice to initially work behind Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses, SI.com’s Albert Breer notes. This is able to be an interesting move for a team with its GM and HC on hot seats, as a first-round tackle wouldn’t have a direct path to the starting lineup in 2024. In fact, Smith’s injury history — and the injury trouble the Jets have encountered up front over the past two years — will obviously make an O-line move price considering. Joe Alt visited recently.
Nonetheless, if certainly one of this class’ top three receivers continues to be on the board at 10, that may be difficult to pass on. The Jets have hosted Rome Odunze on a “30” visit and has one other meeting scheduled with Malik Nabers. Georgia tight end Brock Bowers might also be in play for a team committed to maximizing Rodgers after a lost yr.
On the O-line front, the Jets are set to fulfill with Washington’s Troy Fautanu on Wednesday, Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz tweets. Already visiting the Jaguars, Ravens, Bengals, Steelers and Eagles, Fautanu is anticipated to be certainly one of several tackles to come back off the board in Round 1.
Some teams are projecting Fautanu as a guard, per NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, who views the previous Huskies standout as a tackle. ESPN.com’s Mel Kiper Jr. agrees with the teams that slot Fautanu as a guard. Fautanu spent most of his Pac-12 profession at tackle, starting only two profession games at guard. The Jets gave John Simpson a multiyear deal and are moving Alijah Vera-Tucker back to protect; with Smith and Moses north of 32 and every on one-year deals, Gang Green is way needier at tackle.
