2023 NFL Mock Draft: Joe Douglas takes a tackle for the New York Jets

Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia

Image this: You awaken abruptly in a chilly sweat inside a hazy, humid hut. It’s darkish and you can’t bear in mind the final time you spoke (it was yesterday). Your shaman and religious information (his title is Pat) finishes chanting along with his woo-woo stick as your astral projection begins to stop, and you might be abruptly reunited along with your physique in a daze. “That was some intense ayahuasca.” (Pat doesn’t have the guts to inform you that you just merely swallowed chewing tobacco)

“I’m sorry to carry you again, Mr. Rodgers, however I’ve a Joe Douglas on the cellphone for you.”

—“Aaron, it’s Joe. Look, you’ll have a religious shaman to open your thoughts’s eye, nevertheless it’s excessive time we defend your blind aspect; that’s why, with the thirteenth total choose, the New York Jets will choose…”

BRODERICK JONES OT, Georgia

OK, look, the J-E-T-S Jets may have Aaron Rodgers on the workforce subsequent 12 months. It’s all however an inevitability at this level. There are some faculties of thought that may counsel that Aaron would really feel extra comfy with a excessive expertise WR to throw to; whereas this can be true, he sometimes prefers established expertise in comparison with younger and unpolished.

However if you’re Joe Douglas, lower from the Howie Roseman material, you perceive the significance of long-term worth, not speeding to fill fast want within the draft, and creating cornerstones to bolster your workforce. This begins within the trenches, and whereas Jones would redshirt for a season or two (which he would stand to learn, extra on that in a bit) his athletic upside as BPA spherical choose 13 is just too good to go up. The celebs will align, and he could also be an important piece defending the blind aspect for years to come back.

THE PLAYER

In contrast to the nice Jonny Web page, I’ll begin with Broderick’s greatest weak spot and criticism: he’s uncooked (cue Gordon Ramsay voice). He has restricted taking part in time with Georgia (redshirt sophomore after two seasons), and with continued reps he’ll have the ability to refine his restricted approach and hand placement.

Right here he’s getting bested by one other elite prospect with nice bend, BJ Ojulari:

As you’ll be able to see, he can sometimes wrestle along with his preliminary kick slide, getting his ft set and getting sq. on the defender, rendering him off stability.

However whooooooooooooo boy — these strengths?

Broderick Jones is 6’5’’, 311 lbs of an athletic freak with an excellent soccer IQ in addition that solely improves along with his continuous enhance in reps. Most just lately in 2022 he performed 805 snaps, and gave up simply 8 QB hurries, 1 QB hit, and no sacks.

+ He has phenomenal energy, core energy and grip to create gaps on the line of scrimmage or present elite go safety. + Superb spatial consciousness and positional motion of defenders

+ Nice response and suppleness, adjusting to angles and elevating on the second stage. + 40 time isn’t all the things (4.97s 93 percentile) however his insane velocity exhibits on the sector, particularly in area. + Aggressive. Violent. Will ragdoll you.

Witness his energy as a shifting blocker:

Watching him in area is about as a lot enjoyable as you’ll be able to have watching his explosiveness. Watch him ‘are available in like a wreeeeee-cking baaalll’:

Anybody up for some pancakes?

Jones’ tape and evolution as a participant is a variety of enjoyable to look at, and it’s truthful to venture him as a excessive flooring, excessive ceiling sort of participant, given the fitting circumstances, which brings us to …

THE FIT

Let’s begin with an fascinating tidbit; our associates over at Gang Inexperienced Nation really made an argument to NOT draft Jones (or any OT) at choose 13 as a result of .. not likely having a gap on the offensive line? Whereas it’s truthful to need an instantaneous contributor with a first-round choose, it’s arguably extra necessary to think about long-term contribution and worth. Jones is excessive on many huge boards to argue him inside the vary of BPA, and never having an instantaneous opening on the O-line is arguably the best-case state of affairs for Jones, who may benefit to redshirt for a minimum of a season and study from established vets.

An fascinating article from The Athletic ranked each workforce’s offensive line stability and in contrast it to its precedence (1 being lowest and 10 being highest) in strengthening it. Typically, groups with extra secure and established o-line didn’t have an instantaneous urgency to enhance it and vice versa. The Jets ranked twenty fourth in o-line stability, with a 9 ranking precedence on bolstering, solidifying, or bettering it.

Inconsistency and harm are two biggest phantoms plaguing the twentieth ranked o-line within the league, with Mekhi Becton’s well being as an enormous query mark that would both elevate or hamper this workforce shifting ahead. Duane Brown is a well-established vet that the Jets worth, however he was additionally taking part in by a shoulder harm final 12 months.

So, are you going to persuade Previous Man Jenkins Rodgers that he might be protected by a shaky Oline as is? The very last thing the 39-year-old desires to do is be slammed into the turf quicker than the AARP delivers his coupons within the mail. No, you need consolation in depth, consistency, and the data that, barring harm, Jones will solely age like a wonderful wine, defending your blind aspect for years to come back.

And, lengthy after their wild card exit from the playoffs, Rodgers will transfer on to turn into the best paid spokesman within the hemp trade’s historical past ($7 and a bag of chips AAV), however he’ll relaxation simple at evening figuring out he was protected by a vibrant younger star who will proceed to anchor the Jets o-line for the foreseeable future.

2023 BGN Mock Draft Order

1) Panthers (pheebthegoose): QB Bryce Young2) Texans (Phoenix X Minimus): QB C.J. Stroud3) Cardinals (alwaysaphillyfan): EDGE Will Anderson4) Colts (eaglenomics): QB Anthony Richardson5) Seahawks (The Participant Previously Generally known as Mousecop): DT Jalen Carter6) Lions (Sam2TheMaximum): DE Tyree Wilson7) Raiders (joey2arms): OT Paris Johnson Jr.8) Falcons (Kephas): CB Christian Gonzalez9) Bears (chewy wellington): OT Peter Skoronski10) Eagles (Philly21): CB Devon Witherspoon11) Titans (RachAttack): WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba12) Texans (Domonate): WR Quentin Johnston13) Jets (JawnJam): OT Broderick Jones14) Patriots (Amish Eagle Lion)15) Packers (bdawk4ever)16) Commanders (the canine did it)17) Steelers (Dr.MidnightGreen)18) Lions (DreadPirateRocco)19) Buccaneers (Neil Dutton)20) Seahawks (wardbell92)21) Chargers (Brendanekstrom)22) Ravens (Rollinpin)23) Vikings (FierceDisc65)24) Jaguars (Leo Bedio)25) Giants (dkays)26) Cowboys (roberticus01)27) Payments (EHyungNim)28) Bengals (mainmanham)29) Saints (RiverCityEagle)30) Eagles (ablesser88)31) Chiefs (Hoosinole)

Now it’s time so that you can vote for who YOU suppose must be chosen within the 2023 BGN Neighborhood Consensus Mock Draft.

1) Panthers: QB C.J. Stroud2) Texans: QB Bryce Young3) Cardinals: EDGE Will Anderson4) Colts: QB Anthony Richardson5) Seahawks: DT Jalen Carter6) Lions: DE Tyree Wilson7) Raiders: OT Paris Johnson Jr.8) Falcons: CB Christian Gonzalez9) Bears: OT Peter Skoronski10) Eagles: CB Devon Witherspoon11) Titans: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba12) Texans: DE Myles Murphy13) Jets: