The wait is finally almost over – the 2025 NFL draft starts tomorrow.
Darren Mougey and the New York Jets have run a tight ship. It’s anyone’s guess as to what they’ll do this weekend.
To get a better idea of what the league expects, I reviewed five different mock drafts. Below are the sources and the individual who wrote them:
- NFL: Chad Reuter
- ESPN: Jordan Reid
- PFF: Dalton Wasserman & 31 other analysts
- 33rd Team: Ian Valentino
- Yahoo: James Dator
Any mock draft is at best an educated guess and at worst a pipe dream. However, by accumulating the consensus of multiple analysts, we can at least get more insight than we can from any individual mock draft.
7th Overall
- NFL: Missouri OT Armand Membou
- ESPN: Missouri OT Armand Membou
- PFF: Penn State TE Tyler Warren
- 33rd: Georgia DE Mykel Williams
- Yahoo: Missouri OT Armand Membou
Unsurprisingly, Membou is the heavy favorite, getting picked in three of the five mock drafts.
Mykel Williams is a bit of a curveball, but there has been smoke connecting him to the Jets. We’ll find out in a few days whether that’s a fire or just a smoke screen.
PFF is the only mock draft that chose to pass on Membou to take Warren. Notably, The 33rd Team had Warren sliding all the way to pick 26 while Colston Loveland fell out of the first round altogether.
42nd Overall
- NFL: Texas DT Alfred Collins
- ESPN: Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams
- PFF: Toledo DT Darius Alexander
- 33rd: Minnesota OT Aireontae Ersery
- Yahoo: Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams
Are you noticing a trend? Four of the five mocks selected a defensive tackle, including two votes for Tyleik Williams. While the Jets have Quinnen Williams, they need help next to him, especially against the run.
The 33rd Team addresses OT with their next pick after taking Warren at 7. Depending on what happens on day one, it seems fair to expect DT or OT to be the pick in round two.
73rd Overall
- NFL: Syracuse QB Kyle McCord
- ESPN: Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson
- PFF: Boston College OT Ozzy Trapilo
- Jets Trade Picks 73 & 162 for 68
- 33rd: Miami WR Xavier Restrepo
- Yahoo: South Carolina LB Demetrius Knight
Round three is all over the place, which isn’t a huge surprise. Beyond the top 50 or so prospects, rankings vary widely, with some seeing a top 75 player and others seeing an undrafted player. This variance only grows as the draft goes on, so I’ll summarize the takeaways at the end.
Day Three
110th Overall
- NFL: Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin Jr.
- ESPN: Syracuse QB Kyle McCord
- PFF: Clemson S R.J. Mickens
- 33rd: Nebraska DT Ty Robinson
- Yahoo: Colorado State WR Tory Horton
145th Overall
- NFL: Penn State S Jaylen Reed
- ESPN: Miami WR Xavier Restrepo
- PFF: Georgia G Dylan Fairchild
- 33rd: Penn State S Jaylen Reed
- Yahoo: Ohio State CB Jordan Hancock
162nd Overall
- NFL: Auburn WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith
- ESPN: Georgia DE Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
- PFF: Included in trade
- 33rd: BYU DE Tyler Batty
- Yahoo: Western Kentucky CB Upton Stout
186th Overall
- NFL: Virginia Tech DE Antwaun Powell-Ryland
- ESPN: Kentucky CB Upton Stout
- PFF:Colorado WR LaJohntay Wester
- 33rd: Nebraska WR Isaiah Neyor
- Yahoo: Wisconsin S Hunter Wohler
207th Overall
- NFL: Florida State CB Fentrell Cypress II
- ESPN: California S Craig Woodson
- PFF: Minnesota DE Jah Joyner
- 33rd: Ohio State LB Cody Simon
- Yahoo: Clemson TE Jake Briningstool
Takeaways
A few players repeat while other trends become clearer.
The Jets have been connected to quarterback Kyle McCord in the past and could be a developmental target. Wide receiver Xavier Restrepo, safety Jaylen Reed, and cornerback Upton Stout are three additional players with repeat appearances. Reed has also met with the Jets, but the other two haven’t.
While tight end is a major focus among fans, only PFF took one in the first two rounds. The 33rd Team, which assisted in the Jets’ hiring process, didn’t take any. Given the dire need and talented class, it would be a questionable decision not to take a single tight end.
Three of the drafts locked on the Jets’ top needs of offensive tackle, defensive tackle, and tight end. The NFL, ESPN, and PFF mock drafts took players at each position with their first four picks. All five took an offensive tackle with one of their first three picks.
Which draft class would you prefer?
| Pick | NFL | ESPN | PFF | 33rd | Yahoo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | OT Armand Membou | OT Armand Membou | TE Tyler Warren | DE Mykel Williams | OT Armand Membou |
| 42 | DT Alfred Collins | DT Tyleik Williams | DT Darius Alexander | OT Aireontae Ersery | DT Tyleik Williams |
| 73 | QB Kyle McCord | TE Terrance Ferguson | OT Ozzy Trapilo* | WR Xavier Restrepo | LB Demetrius Knight |
| 110 | TE Harold Fannin Jr. | QB Kyle McCord | S R.J. Mickens | DT Ty Robinson | WR Tory Horton |
| 145 | S Jaylen Reed | WR Xavier Restrepo | G Dylan Fairchild | S Jaylen Reed | CB Jordan Hancock |
| 162 | WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith | DE Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | Traded | DE Tyler Batty | CB Upton Stout |
| 186 | DE Antwaun Powell-Ryland | CB Upton Stout | WR LaJohntay Wester | WR Isaiah Neyor | S Hunter Wohler |
| 207 | CB Fentrell Cypress II | S Craig Woodson | DE Jah Joyner | LB Cody Simon | TE Jake Briningstool |
