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Before we get the Tank Bowl on Sunday between the New York Giants and the Las Vegas Raiders, let’s take a look at what the Jets draft could look like if they remain at 4th overall. For this mock draft I’ve used the PFF simulator, and all picks are with other teams selecting in mind.
Well, the Jets lost out on the top two quarterbacks in this draft class. The Raiders selected Fernando Mendoza at two, and the Browns got Dante Moore at three. The Jets needed to pivot. While the offense is a mess, the defense may be even worse. That starts with the Jets’ pass rush, which has the 2nd fewest sacks in the league.
Rueben Bain Jr. is as elite as they come off the edge. He has five sacks in his last two games, 10 for the season, and a 15.3% pressure rate. Bain’s most impressive game of the season, without a doubt, was his eight pressure, three sack game against Texas A&M in the playoff. Just a masterful performance.
It should also be noted that Bain is 7th in the NCAA among EDGE, with a minimum 50% of snaps, in run defense grade. That’s a much needed skill set for the Jets, who’ve struggled to contain the run on the EDGE for years now.
Bain doesn’t have the numbers that jump off the page as a top 5 pick. However, they are well above average, and he’s an athletic freak. At 22 years old on Week 1 next year, Bain will be among the youngest EDGEs in the NFL with sky high potential.
With the pick the Jets received from the Colts for Sauce Gardner, Glenn and Mougey will look to find Garrett Wilson a partner. Denzel Boston provides a near complete opposite skill set to Wilson, which should be a nice change of pace.
Boston is 6 foot 4 and can jump out of a building. He’s 10 for 13 in contested targets this season, a conversion rate of 76.9%. If that wasn’t enough to prove his solid hands, he has just two drops on the season, a 3.1% drop rate. Boston also has a higher yards per route run than Jordyn Tyson.
The only major concern with Boston is that he came up small in the biggest games of Washington’s season. He had only 25 receiving yards against Oregon, though he did have two TDs in the game. He also had just 26 receiving yards against Ohio State.
The good news is that Boston would likely draw CB2 his entire tenure with the Jets thanks to Garrett Wilson, which should open the door for him, especially in the red zone.
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