The New York Jets started their offseason workout program this week as the team gets set to putting the finishing touches on the roster.
With most of the higher-end free agents already signed during the first week of free agency, all eyes now turn to the NFL draft later this month. The Jets have no shortage of roster holes on their team on both sides of the ball, but I thought it would be fun to see what the draft would look like if they focused all of their attention squarely on the offensive side of the ball in the draft.
So, with that being said, here is my “all offense” mock draft for the New York Jets.
As it currently stands, the following picks are where the Jets are set to pick in the draft:
- Round 1, No. 7 overall
- Round 2, No. 42 overall
- Round 3, No. 73 overall
- Round 4, No. 110 overall
- Round 5, No. 145 overall
- Round 5, No. 162 overall
- Round 6, No. 186 overall
- Round 6, No. 207 overall
Round 1, No. 7 overall: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri Tigers
I have been as vocal as I can be about the Jets needing to go a different route this draft than another offensive tackle (what would be their third in five years), but the more I look at the tea leaves, the more I believe this will be the pick. I’ll say it again, Membou is a beast. It isn’t the player I would have an issue with, but the need to draft him.
He’s really twitchy and sudden with unreal quickness for his size. He had a fantastic combine in meetings and on the field. He clocked a 4.91 40-yard dash with a 1.74 10-yard split, and he vertical jumped 34 inches and broad jumped 9-7. Membou has the potential to be a 10-year starter at the right tackle position for the Jets.
Round 2, No 42 overall: Jayden Higgins, WR Iowa State
You know the Jets love them some Iowa State players, and here is a player I am growing a second-round man-crush on. He's 6-foot-4 and 214 pounds and showed his explosion at the combine with a 39-inch vertical. Higgins caught 87 passes last season for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns.
He’s smooth but physical in his routes and does a nice job of creating pockets of separation with force and strength. He won’t outrun cornerbacks and is nothing special after the catch, but his size, ball skills and competitiveness create a profile of production as a future contributor in three-wide sets.
Round 3, No 73 overall: Gunner Helm, TE Texas
Helm is a high upside project at the tight end position. He has good size and soft hands, Helm developed rapidly in the high-scoring Texas offense. He is a capable route runner who can be used on all three levels but was allowed free releases and frequent open looks that he won’t see as a pro. Helm won’t keep defensive coordinators up at night, but if you sleep on him, he will make you pay.
Round 4, No. 110 overall: Tyler Shough, QB Louisville
This guy is an NFL ready QB that has had some unfortunate injury history to make him drop in the NFL draft. I believe if Shough was 22 instead of 25 and didn’t have the injury history, he would be in the conversation with Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders. His game tape is exactly what an NFL coach would want. If I am Darren Moughey and I can get this guy and solve my QB problem for the next eight years instead of the next 11 years, I do it easily.
This pick is all upside, and I think Shough could even win the QB camp battle if they were to bring him in and worry about the talent and not Justin Fields' contract.
Round 5, No. 145 overall: Cam Skattebo, RB Arizona State
How much fun is Cam Skattebo to watch? Cam is a carnage creator on the field. He is a stout running back who runs behind his pads. If the Jets are really planning to run the ball as much as they say they are going to run the ball, then Cam Skattebo is the last player a defense is going to want to see toting the rock in the fourth quarter when you spent the previous three dealing with Fields, Breece and Braelon.
Round 5, No. 162 overall: Chase Lundt, OT UConn
The Jets should be taking an offensive lineman in every draft. Lundt could immediately fight to be the swing tackle on the team. He needs to add some mass and bulk, but he is an athletic tactician in the pass blocking game and is able to get to the linebackers in the run game with ease.
Round 6, No, 186 overall: Bru McCoy, WR Tennessee
The former five-star recruit out of California initially signed with USC, briefly transferred to Texas, then returned to USC before finally landing at Tennessee. His college career was marked by flashes of brilliance interspersed with periods of uncertainty. McCoy loves to get his hands dirty in the run game and block, something that would endear him to the new Jets brass. McCoy continues to recover from an ankle injury that has him sliding down draft boards.
Round 6, No. 207 overall: Jake Majors, OL Texas
You can never have too many offensive linemen. Majors saw significant action throughout his college career for Texas, mostly as a center, but his 314-pound frame suggests he could also play guard. He allowed just one sack in four seasons as a full-time starter, showing his ability in pass protection. While Majors doesn't wow anyone with physical tools, that experience matters and should be enough to get him drafted.
