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Do the Jets need to target a starting right tackle?
Alijah Vera-Tucker has been nothing if not a team player during his tenure on the New York Jets. Since being drafted in 2021, Vera-Tucker has played all over the offensive line, often being asked to fill in to replace injured players on an as needed basis. That tendency was bucked in 2024 as Vera-Tucker played each of his 916 snaps at right guard, but things could change in 2025 with a new front office and coaching staff entering the picture.
Recently, new general manager Darren Mougey threw cold water on that idea, stating plainly that Vera-Tucker will remain at guard.
For the Jets, this takes away the best in-house candidate to play right tackle, which is notable with the departure of Morgan Moses to the rival New England Patriots. As of now, the Jets starting right tackle would likely be one of Carter Warren, Max Mitchell, or Chukwuma Okorafor, leaving much to be desired from the right tackle position given that none of these players have shown much at the NFL level.
Moreover, this also sets the Jets up to potentially take a right tackle with a premium pick in the 2025 NFL draft. This may explain why they have been increasingly linked to a player such as tackle Armand Membou, with Jets insider Tony Pauline seemingly implying that he is the Jets preferred plan at pick #7 in recent days.
