Latest from Dick Chimney: https://x.com/RichCimini/status/1915375613814182059 "Draft-day buzz, starting with a mini-mock: 1. Ten - QB Cam Ward 2. Cle - WR/CB Travis Hunter 3. NYG - ED Abdul Carter 4. NE - OT Will Campbell 5. JAX - RB Ashton Jeanty 6. LVR - DT Mason Graham 7. NYJ - OT Kelvin Banks, Jr. What I'm hearing: If it plays out like this, the #Jets will have a choice of Banks, TE Tyler Warren and OT Armand Membou. I suspect they have Banks over Membou, in part, because he has left-tackle value. Spoke to an opposing scout who said Banks is the No. 1 OT in the class, and I know other teams feel that way as well. The Jets do like Warren (that's not smoke), but I'm going to continue to ride the Banks train here. (I had him in my ESPN mock from earlier in the week). If Banks is gone, I think they'd lean toward Warren over Membou. If the Raiders take Banks or Membou, Graham becomes available to the Jets (assuming JAX doesn't take him). Interesting situation. He's a terrific prospect, and the Jets could use a dynamic DT to pair with Quinnen Williams, but I have a hunch they would go in another direction. What about all this late Jalon Walker buzz? There's a lot to like, especially his scheme versatility, but it's always a little fishy when the late mock drafts come up with a new choice for a team. In the end, I say the Jets lean offense over defense. I wouldn't be surprised if they trade down a few spots, as I've been saying for a while. That could hinge on Jeanty being available. He's the hot guy, and there could be some teams below the Jets (Chicago? Dallas?) that covet him." I would be onboard with Banks (he would start at RT and switch to his College LT position in case Olu is hurt again) and I could see why teams may prefer him over Membou, who was a RT in College. He was ahead of Membou before the combine and had a better College career. In the ideal world it would be great to trade down a bit, get an asset and still one of Graham, Warren, Banks, Membou. But if not, Banks or the other three straight up at 7 is fine by me.
It's pretty tough for me to get behind the Banks pick. He's played LT his whole career... we'd move him to RT and then pray he can do it while a lot of scouts are saying he's best suited to play a different position on the line entirely. Not a gamble I want to take at 7. I'll take the higher floor of Membou especially since the ceiling seems just as high. Warren over both, by a pretty wide margin though.
If you’re talking about Gholston, I don’t think that’s true, is it? I don’t think Gholston had any career sacks…one of the biggest wastes ever to play for us. Maybe it was a preseason game? But I don’t remember him having any sacks…
Honestly, I’d be happy with any of Banks, Membou, or Warren. I’d love to take the OT but we need weapons as well so if we take Warren at 7 and come away with a starting caliber OT in round 2, I’d consider that a nice start to the draft.
There is not much of a gamble. He just turned 21, he should be able to move to RT easily. Usually people are projected to guard when they have short arms and not ideal balance or lateral movements. I do not see these issues with Banks. He should be OT at the next level, and the fact he played LT in College and was all American 3 years and the only OL unanimous last year is a plus. Much harder to move to LT. For me I also would probably take Warren, but not by a wide margin, it's very close between Graham, Membou, Banks, and Warren. If we could somehow trade down a few spots and still get one, it would be masterclass.
Not sure I agree with the first conclusion. Many experts actually think Banks can man the RT side due to his skill set, extremely athletic....AND he can be moved to LT God forbid an injury to Ole occurs. Huge plus. There is a part of me that non-withstanding the fact I like Warren, that is not the top focus of this leadership. Its either Graham or an OT. I would be thrilled with all 4 options. The action starts for us in day 2 and 3. Thats were you make your mark by finding key talent.
I think Cimini is wrong. They brought in Warren for a very late visit and didn't make a big deal of it. That tells me they've wanted him but didn't want to tip their hand
I would love for once to just play players at the positions they excelled at. I dont pay enough attention but is there another team out there that constantly shuffles OL by choice the way we did with Olu, AVT, potentially do with Tippmann and maybe now an RT? I have to imagine a franchise that has historically bad to average OLs is doing something wrong. You can find just as many scouts and analysts saying he projects better as a guard in the NFL because of his 33.5" arms. I'm not well-versed enough in OL tape to have that strong of an opinion on it but I've read it enough to know that where there's smoke, there's fire.
Tyler Warren in the 1st, Aeorontae Ersery in the 2nd. Two bonafide starters. If Ersery isn’t there you’ll have a choice of Mbow, Millum, Saavaainaea, Donovan Jackson. All capable of being day one starters.
I read some murmurs that the Jags might try to move up to get Hunter. It would be interesting to see how that shakes up the top ten.
Should the Jets draft Banks I think it would be the first time the Jets selected OT in the first round two years in a row since 1977-78. And that situation played out very similar. If I recall correctly Marvin Powell was supposed to be Todd’s new LT to replace the retired Winston Hill. In 1978 the Jets went and drafted Chris Ward from Ohio St who figured to be a guard but was switched over to LT and Powell moved to RT. Those guys anchored the OL for years for some good teams….. It’s going to be an interesting couple of days…
There’s a Mason Graham in every draft. We should know, we’ve drafted most of them. It’s senseless to have two 3 Tech DT’s lining up next to each other. You can get away with it on obvious passing downs (ignoring the fact that you’d rather have an extra outside pass rusher in passing downs), but otherwise you’re gonna get gashed up the middle. What we need is a fat 1 Tech that doesn’t penetrate the line, but rather occupies lineman and disrupts the blocking scheme to allow a great 3 Tech like QW to penetrate and do his thing. Drafting Graham and asking him or QW to change their role is insane, as is using the 7th overall pick for a player that would rotate with QW. Unless of course you have a plan to trade QW as well.
More murmurs, this from Josina Anderson. She's pretty accurate, like a female Schefter.. Take it for what you will but would this be for Jeanty? Notebook: League source tells me they’ve heard about the potential* availability of #Jets RB Breece Hall “within the last week and a half.”
He is basically small like Q. From what I understand best position is 3-technique, same as Q, which is a smaller more agile guy lining up between guard and OT. Presumably a better fit would be a 1 technique nose tackle, lining up in front of the C. 4-3 defenses usually have one guy like that and the other 1-tech. But then again, with talent like that maybe Glenn and Wilks can figure something out that works. Can Graham bulk up a bit too? https://www.pff.com/news/defensive-prototypes-3-technique
It’s going to be a heavy offense draft for Jets early then switching over to defense I think. Keep an eye on Caldwell DT from Oregon day 2 or maybe fourth round ….
