The Jets addressed one of their immediate needs in round 3, as they selected DE/LB Jachai Polite from the University of Florida at #68 overall. Polite, 6'3", 258 lbs, registered 11 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss in his last NCAA season. He has an incredible first step around the edge along with the burst…
April 26, 2019
The New York Jets selected DT Quinnen Williams from Alabama with their first round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. Williams, 6'3", 303 lbs, recorded 71 tackles (45 solo), including 19.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks, last season for the Crimson Tide. According to the Pro Football Focus, Williams had the highest production grade…
April 25, 2019
New York Jets Had Coach Adam Gase surely knows the future of his team revolves around 2nd year QB Sam Darnold. The young man is coming off a productive rookie season that saw him pass for over 2,800 yards and 17 TDs despite the fact the rest of the offense was anemic at best. After…
January 29, 2019
The New York Jets have signed third-round choice DT Nathan Shepherd to a 4-year deal. He became the fourth of six 2018 picks to agree to a deal, leaving #3 overall selection QB Sam Darnold and 4th round TE Chris Herndon as the only unsigned draft picks. Shepherd, 6'4", 315 lbs, grew up in Canada…
May 18, 2018
The Gang Green went defense in round 3, as they selected DT Nathan Shepherd from Fort Hays St. Shepherd, who is Canadian, played linebacker in high school and then defensive lineman in college. He registered 38 stops in 2017, 12.5 of those went for losses. He also had 4.0 sacks. Shepherd, 6'4", 315 lbs, has…
April 27, 2018
The New York Jets selected QB Sam Darnold from USC in the first round of 2018 NFL Draft. Rather unexpectedly, Darnold, who was considered as the top QB in the Draft by most experts, fell to the Gang Green after the Browns picked QB Baker Mayfield at #1 overall. Darnold, 6'3", 221 lbs, became the…
April 26, 2018
The Jets put themselves in a better position to select a franchise player this morning, as they traded up from #6 overall to #3 overall in the upcoming NFL Draft. The Gang Green had to give up their two second round draft picks this year (#37 and #49 overall) and their second round selection next…
March 17, 2018
With the NFL Draft being over two months away, all mock drafts at this time are only speculation and entertainment. The teams still have to go through free agency that will one way or another affect every team’s needs before the Draft. The Jets, who have #6 pick overall, are as always in need of…
February 15, 2018
The New York Jets took the best player that fell to them at #6 overall, S Jamal Adams. He also happened to fill one of the Gang Green's biggest needs, as the team's secondary was one of their weakest units last season. Adams, 21, was ranked as a top 3 player in this year's draft…
April 27, 2017
The New York Jets have signed four of their six draft picks, just in time for rookie minicamp that starts today in Florham Park. First round pick, DE Leonard Williams, and second round pick, WR Devin Smith, are the only Jets' rookies that remain without contract going into rookie minicamp. Third round pick, OLB Lorenzo…
May 8, 2015
As many expected, the Gang Green went offense in the 2nd round, as they selected WR Devin Smith from Ohio State. Smith is a speedy receiver with 4.4 speed who averaged 28.2 yards per reception last season and scored a touchdown every 4 catches in college. According to some scouts, Smith tracks the deep ball…
May 1, 2015
The New York Jets stayed put in the first round and selected DE Leonard Williams from USC at #6 overall. Williams, 6'5", 291 lbs, is arguably the best player in the draft. He recorded 80 tackles and 7 sacks in 2014 as a junior and was projected as a top 3 pick before the draft.…
April 30, 2015
Despite having plenty of ammunition to trade up, the New York Jets decided to stay put with their draft selections and picked nine more players on Saturday. In the fourth round the Gang Green selected two wide receivers - WR Jalen Saunders from Oklahoma and WR Shaq Evans from UCLA. The third pick in the…
May 10, 2014
The Jets might have reached in round three of the 2014 Draft as they selected CB Dexter McDougle from Maryland, whom most draft websites expected to be picked somewhere in the sixth round. McDougle, 5'10", 196 lbs, missed most of last season, breaking two of his knuckles in a freak practice injury. He was also…
May 9, 2014
After failing to trade up to grab a wide receiver in the second round, the Gang Green stayed put at #49 and drafted TE Jace Amaro from Texas Tech. Amaro is a big target, 6'5", 260 lbs, who had 106 receptions for 1,352 yards, 7 TD in 2013. He started in 10 of 13 games…
May 9, 2014
The New York Jets selected S Calvin Pryor from Louisville in the first round (#18 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft. Many had expected the Gang Green to go defense in the first round, following the trend established since Rex Ryan's arrival in New York, but not one mock draft predicted the Jets to select…
May 8, 2014
It appears that the New York Jets are actively looking at various wide receiver prospects at the NFL scouting combine that's currently taking place in Indianapolis. This comes as no surprise, as last year the Gang Green's wide outs were one of the worst in the league. According to various sources, the Jets have interviews…
February 24, 2014
The Gang Green kept bolstering their offensive line in later rounds, as they drafted two more linemen. OT Oday Aboushi from Virginia was selected in the fifth round (#141 overall) and OG William Campbell from Michigan was chosen in the sixth (#178 overall). In the final round, the Jets picked FB Tommy Bohanon from Wake…
April 27, 2013
After selecting QB Geno Smith in the second round, the New York Jets filled a hole in their offensive line, as they picked OG Brian Winters from Kent State in the third round. The 6-4, 320-pound Winters played both tackle positions in college (34 starts at LT, 16 starts at RT), but he will compete…
April 26, 2013
The New York Jets finally went offense in the second round, as they selected QB Geno Smith from West Virginia. Smith, 6'3", 218 lbs, has the size and ability to be a starter in the NFL. In his senior year Smith threw for 4,205 yards, completing 71.2% of his passes, 42 TD, 6 INT. He…
April 26, 2013