With under a week to go before the start of the 2025 draft, the New York Jets have one last decision to make in their prep.
Tight end or right tackle?
New York must determine whether it wants to select a right tackle like Missouri’s Armand Membou or Penn State star tight end Tyler Warren.
Both players can be plug-and-play starters immediately when the year begins. They also happen to be solutions to key positions of need for the Jets.
To one draft expert, though, one position group stands out above the rest.
Daniel Jeremiah Talks Jets Draft
In a conference call with reporters Friday afternoon, NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah broke down the situation for the Jets and their decision to take either an offensive lineman or tight end with the seventh overall pick.
While he acknowledged Membou as a player who could start immediately and be solid with New York, the former league scout believes that the tight end prospects are better overall players.
“They can kind of put the finishing piece on the offensive line with someone like Membou. You would be comfortable with plugging him in at right tackle, he would be very comfortable there,” Jeremiah said to Antwan Staley of the New York Daily News. “To me, as a player and how you grade them, I would have both of those tight ends [Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren] over him. If they want to stay best available and stay true to the board, I would take Tyler Warren, and I wouldn’t hesitate to pick Colston Loveland either.”
It’s important to remember the distinction here. While Jeremiah stated that Warren is a better overall prospect than Membou, that doesn’t mean New York would be wrong to go with the offensive lineman.
That’s because the offensive line position has a higher value for a team’s success than a tight end.
But in the grand scheme of a draft plan, if the Jets want to go with the “best available player” with their selection, it doesn’t sound like the offensive line is the group to go with this year early.
