The New York Jets need to make a decision with the seventh overall pick.
Either take the best available player, or take the player that fits the immediate hole on the roster.
Between Missouri tackle Armand Membou and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren, New York must decide whether to take the better player available in Warren or the player who solves the more important need at right tackle.
And one of the top draft analysts believes the answer is clear.
Daniel Jeremiah Gives Jets Analysis
Speaking to reporters ahead of the 2025 draft, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah spoke about the full analysis of what the Jets must do ahead of having the seventh overall pick.
“They can kind of put the finishing piece on the offensive line with someone like [Armand] Membou. You would be comfortable with plugging him in at right tackle, he would be very comfortable there,” Jeremiah said via 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.”
Based on this answer, the Jets should seem more inclined to focus on taking the best player available in Warren (or Loveland) over a player like Membou, who fills a specific need.
That may not be the case, though.
Later in the conversation, Jeremiah explained that the second wave of rookie tackles that may be available for the team in the second round wouldn’t be good enough to start right away for the Jets.
“I don’t think you’re going to love the tackle options that are going to be there at that point at Pick 42,” Jeremiah later stated.
So when the Jets make their pick at seven, it doesn’t mean that the organization is choosing between Membou and Warren. They are choosing between the idea of drafting a potential starting tackle at seven and a starting tight end in the second round, or a first-round tight end and a gamble along the offensive line in the second round.
That alone should make New York’s decision easier.
Go with the tackle at seven.
