Jets common supervisor Joe Douglas has a troublesome resolution to make with the No. 10 decide on April 25 on the 2024 NFL Draft.
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has the Jets taking Georgia tight finish Brock Bowers in his newest mock draft, however Kiper acknowledges the Jets may take an offensive deal with as a substitute … however not at 10.
“I may take both one — Bowers or the lineman,” Kiper mentioned in a Zoom name with reporters Thursday.
“If I’m going to take the lineman, I’m going to commerce off of 10. If I’m taking Bowers, I’ll take him at 10. If I actually need Bowers, you are taking him there. In order for you a lineman, I believe you possibly can transfer off of 10. The important thing there’s getting a second-round decide again. Proper now, the Jets don’t have one. They might transfer down and get that second-round decide again and nonetheless get a very good offensive lineman because the sixth man. That might wager the thought course of for me.”
It’s a fascinating debate.
Do the Jets must get Aaron Rodgers extra safety or extra playmakers?
The staff signed deal with Tyron Smith and guard John Simpson in free company and traded for deal with Morgan Moses in a makeover of the offensive line.
However Smith and Moses are 33 years previous and each have well being questions.
Bowers is the perfect tight finish within the draft and Kiper mentioned individuals mustn’t view him as a good finish however quite as an offensive weapon.
“I simply went with Bowers as a weapon. They want that,” Kiper mentioned. “Individuals say, ‘Properly they don’t must have a good finish.’ However he’s a man that may achieve this many alternative issues.
“Might you take a look at an offensive lineman? Certain. You might take a J.C. Latham or a Taliese Fuaga or a Troy Fautanu as a result of that may offer you insurance coverage. You will have 5 guys that in case you hold them wholesome which might be good. Would you like that sixth man who could possibly be insurance coverage in case your two bookend, veteran, 33-year-old tackles which have damage points get damage? And [Alijah] Vera-Tucker has had damage points. You get a sixth man as an insurance coverage coverage with Aaron Rodgers at 40 years of age coming off an Achilles.”
