Draft

Every now and then we see announcements of teams coming to terms with undrafted free agents only to have the agreement fall through and the player go elsewhere.  So it’s always important to remember things can change, but here is the current list of players the New York Jets have added as compiled through various… Read more

It’s always silly to grade an NFL draft as soon as it ends solely from a talent perspective because as you know, three years is the standard time frame most allow before rendering a final verdict on the Jets draft or any other for that matter.  However, grading a draft with a heavy emphasis on… Read more

The Jets closed out the 2023 draft with a bang in taking Old Dominion tight end Zach Kuntz.  Of the 1,104 tights ends graded since 1987 in terms of Relative Athletic Score, not a single player graded out higher than Kuntz. https://twitter.com/MathBomb/status/1647681263049011201?s=20 The fact that Kuntz, a former Penn State product, scored a perfect 10… Read more

The New York Jets added some versatility to their secondary with the 204th pick in the NFL Draft, adding LSU defensive back Jarrick Bernard-Converse. https://twitter.com/NYJetsPR/status/1652426753652977665?s=20 Previously a safety at Oklahoma State, Bernard-Converse ran a 4.42 40 at his pro day and is regarded as one of the most athletic defensive backs in this year’s class… Read more

Looking to add some athleticism to their linebacking corps, the NY Jets have used the 184th pick in the 2023 draft on Western Michigan’s Zaire Barnes. https://twitter.com/B_GNation1/status/1619505411283107840?s=20 Barnes is yet another pick of the Joe Douglas era with a freakish RAS (relative athletic score) as he registered a grade of 9.11. Over his past two… Read more

The name of the game in today’s NFL is “explosive” which could be a synonym for the name Israel Abanikanda who the Jets just picked up in the NFL draft. Earlier today we listed Abanikanda as the number one name for fans to be familiar with as day 3 got under way. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1573030982294306816?s=20 The Pittsburgh… Read more

The cries for the New York Jets to add an offensive tackle have been answered as Gang Green selects Carter Warren, a left tackle out of the University of Pittsburgh with the 120th overall pick. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1652358003469832193?s=20 Warren is a New Jersey native with prototypical size at 6′ 5” 311 lbs with 35 3/8” arms.  He… Read more

The NFL Draft is entering its final day with Joe Douglas and the Jets having some decisions to make with just three picks remaining.  The team could of course opt to trade down and add picks, but should they sand pat with picks 112, 143 and 170, here are some potential targets. Pittsburgh RB Israel… Read more

https://youtu.be/UPRNra74Qn8 The New York Jets selected Will McDonald in the 1st round of the 2023 NFL draft. McDonald spoke to the media about that it was like being drafted by the Jets. It was a blessing, he said. He talked about picking up football late, and before his scholarship offer he was going to be… Read more

https://youtu.be/Gp-x3Vn-lJg Day two of the NFL Draft is finished and Joe Tippmann from Wisconsin talks about what it was like being drafted by the NY Jets. What his journey was like at Wisconsin and his connection to ex-Jet Jason Fabini. Tippmann describes himself as a physical, dominant player and someone who can hopefully get out… Read more

It would appear the signing of Connor McGovern earlier this week didn’t impact the Jets search for a center as Joe Tippman hears his name called with the 43rd pick to become a New York Jet. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1575528099256897536?s=20 We mentioned Tippman as one of a handful of possibilities for the Jets not long before Gang Green… Read more