2022 NFL Draft: Jets Trade Back in First, Surround Zach Wilson With Weapons in 7-Round Mock
With the 2022 NFL Draft less than two weeks away, I decided it was time to take my first crack at a seven-round mock draft for the Jets — using PFF’s simulation model. This team is set up tremendously with five top-70 picks and, as we’ll see in just a little back, a couple of great trade options to add even more draft capital.
I continue to love the depth of this draft class in rounds two and three, so maximizing those picks could make this a home run draft for Joe Douglas and company. Let’s kick things off with an uber-talented edge rusher, the highly discussed Kayvon Thibodeaux.
Blake Pace's Seven-Round Jets Mock Draft
Round 1, Pick No. 4: Jets select EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
TRADE: Jets Move Back to Pick No. 15
Round 1, Pick No. 15: Jets select WR Drake London, USC
Round 2, Pick No. 35: Jets select SAF Dax Hill, Michigan
Round 2, Pick No. 38: Jets select iDL Travis Jones, UConn
Round 2, Pick No. 51: Jets select LB Chad Muma, Wyoming
Round 3, Pick No. 69: Jets select iOL Dylan Parham, Memphis
Round 4, Pick No. 111: Jets select TE Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State
Round 4, Pick No. 117: Jets select RB Kyren Williams, Notre Dame
Round 5, Pick No. 163: Jets select DB Cordale Flott, LSU
When you get to this portion of the draft it becomes best player available, so I took the top cornerback/safety option there that would make sense on this defense.
Flott has great closing speed on his targets and has fluid hips to change directions with ease depending on his receiver’s route. He’s got experience all over the secondary — playing outside corner, slot corner and safety — and is also one of the youngest players in this draft class. He has an extremely thin frame and doesn’t locate the ball well, but he trusts his athleticism to come out on top if all else fails.
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