LISTEN | Jets Draft Podcast | Charles Davis Talks Options for the Jets (4/13)

Should I say they broke down options at two twenty three, the whole she bang. But let's start off with the big news here QB one open for business here at one Jets Drive. Yeah. I think Joe Douglas said it very well that it's a fair assessment that the Jets we'll take a quarterback with that number two overall selection. Most people think that it is a certainty. Even Urban Myers talked about Trevor Lawrence going to the Jacksonville jaguarris

at number one overall. So for long time we were saying the NFL Draft actually starts with the New Ork Jets at number two. Well, maybe you can say if the Jets have already zeroed in on Nerman. Maybe it goes beyond that to number three with the forty niners, but it's very likely the Jets have taken a quarterback

at number two overall, So no surprise there. I thought Douglas did a good job with his news conference, and Sam Donald gets a chance at a reboot and he's still twenty three years old, the third three years here as a starter. Um, it didn't work out, but I still think Sam Donald can be a very good quarterback

in the National Football League. And on the other side of the coin, the Jets are starting a new a lot of excitement with that, And Joe Douglas also said, you know, if the Jets were picking not number two overall a little further back, that the conversation of trading Sam wouldn't even have been a thought to cross his mind. But I think it's just a unique set of circumstances the way the Chips fell and now the Jets. Over the next two drafts, they have ten picks this year,

they have eleven picks next year. This year we've talked about at five picks in the first three rounds. They have four in the first two rounds. Next year, in two thousand twenty two. So there's a lot of work still to be done here for the Jets. But you know, you mentioned the draft maybe starts to three. Some people think maybe it starts at four because some people think, well, if the Jaguars and the Jets of zero Ton, maybe the forty Niners have followed suit and zero in as well.

But do you think the forty Niners have taken Mac Jones? I really don't know. I don't know. I mean a lot of people have made it a point to say, well, they went to Alabama's pro day, which was the same day as Justin Fields pro day at Ohio State. But then also Justin Fields is throwing again, and the forty Niners either one. Well, they definitely have another chance to go, but I think they're expected to be there in Columbus

to watch Justin Fields. So I don't know. I have a hard time believing that they've zeroed in on a player. But maybe I'm just naive. I don't know. I mean, do you think that they've zeroed in on Mac Jones? I don't know. It seems like people who know the forty Niners or no their way of thinking, they got a pretty good beat on it. So at this point, if you're gonna tell me the forty Niners taking mac Jones at three, am I surprised? Definitely not, I'm not surprised.

I just I don't know if I would place a bet on it. You know, this is this is what you would place a bet that quarterbacks are going one two in the two thousand one. Yes, I would, and I would. I would go as far to say one to three, not four. I'm not I'm not betting Ford. That would be a risky parlay anyway. With the Jets, I think now the intrigue naturally comes at pick three. So I mean, we can talk about that after we hear from Charles Davis or you want to talk more

about the quarterbacks. We talked about it all the time that you've been studying up on the draft with the Athletics. Stain brew their congratulations by the way, Dane. Yeah, the beasts sitting at beast out there, everybody at home. Uh, you know, if you don't subscribe to the Athletic and let's just give some pub rightfully, so and applause to Dame Brugler for everything that he brings to the table getting people ready for the NFL Draft. But let me ask you, so, right now, are you zero in in

on prospects or positions? On that positions? You know, I think that, you know, when we just talk shop and you know, there are players that come to mind, but obviously we don't know how the board falls out in front.

So I think when I look at the Jets team needs or perceived needs after free agency, and who could be there at twenty three, I think offensive line makes sense there, you know, I think, and you'll hear Charles Davis say this too, but the idea of a running back at twenty three and thirty four is a popular opinion.

I don't know if I'm ready to say that, but I wouldn't be averse to selecting another wide out and maybe at one of those picks, maybe most likely thirty four, cornerback stands out, and then after that linebacker which might be an unpopular opinion, and that edge and you know, maybe alright, So so give me a couple of names

in each spot. Okay, as we sit here right now, so let's start with offensive line, right, So you're thinking more interior, probably I'm thinking, yeah, I definitely am thinking interior, but also like, could there be players that have played tackle in college that might fit the interior at the pro level or maybe for one year and then kick out to tackle, you know, all for the versatility. So give me two to three names. Well, you know, can I include Elijah Vera Tucker or we saying we're saying

he's not even an option. I'm gonna be surprised if he's there, but you can definitely include them. All right, Well, you know a lot I Elijah Vera Tucker is the name to watch, I think, you know. And I asked Dane this, dude, what would be the spot given the Jets ammunition that if he's available, You're like, you know, we're going and we're getting this guy. And he said the teens, you know, maybe mid to late teens. So if he's available at like, you know, fifteen onward, eighteen onward,

maybe you want to jump up five spots. I think we should discuss this in a later podcast at that point as far as going up, okay, um, and I really like Creed Humphrey. You know, I think that you know, I'm not a draft analyst, but when you read the different reports, including Danes and here Daniel Jeremiah and Jim Naggy spoke about Creed Humphrey or tweeted about him because Creed Humphrey was at the Senior Bowl. He offers three position versatility. He only played center in college, but he

was reliable. He was a very good player for the Sooners. And I think the wrestling background is something that shows up, at least that supposedly shows up. So I fill Creed Humphrey go in front of Dickerson from Alabama or you think it's gonna be very close, like what once one of them goes, the other one's gonna go. Well, I I think that's a fair point. I think the other part about Landon Dickerson. You know, let's say you think Lander Dickerson is the premier talent of the two, just

like raw talent, Landon Dickerson has the medical question. So Creed Humphrey does not have that. So maybe a team that wants more of a surefire, nothing sure fire let me say that. But I want someone that doesn't have a medical past or medical questions, I think you go with Creed Humphrey. So and just to sign no, Creed Humphrey said one of his favorite centers to watch Nick Mangold, so that naturally intrigues me. Um. I think someone that a lot of people have put Kevin Jenkins out there

right they play tackle Oklahoma State. I don't know how good of a mover he is that we've discussed that before. One name to watch that I don't think anybody's talked about this pre draft process, at least, you know, we haven't discussed him when I've done my segment with Dane Alex Leatherwood out of Alabama. He's an intriguing option too. You know, Jedrick Wills played last year on the right side. Leatherwood has been the left tackle the past two seasons.

That's an interesting name to watch. So those are the guys to me that I'm intrigued by. Is there anyone that you're intrigued by in terms of interior offensive lineman? One guy you didn't mention was why Davis. A lot of people think that he's one of the best pure run blockers. I don't know about the position flexibility because David's just feels like he's a guard plug and play. He's gonna start for he's gonna get after it in

the run game. UM So Vera Tucker. My hunches he's not there aree If he is, that would definitely have to be under consideration. Um the other position groups that you mentioned linebackers after Michael Parsons and also Woosu Korama from Notre Dame. If both those guys go in the top twenty, who who's the next person in that range of that three in the thirty four? So I think that there's kind of a clump. There's Nick Bolton out of Missouri, a little bit undersized but plays downhill very well.

Zaven Collins out of Tulsa is a very long player. I've seen comparisons. Just today, I saw comparison Zaven Collins is Anthony Barr two point oh Daniel Jeremiah seemed to like that comparison. And then one guy who's been scorching up in terms of a draft, yeah, Jamie Davis out of Kentucky. So and I know you like him, and that's an interesting name to watch. I do think that there are other players that we've discussed, like Japrille Cox out of l s U that might be available, not

at three or thirty four, maybe a little later. Pete Learner out of Ohio state. This is where I find it interesting because when if you were to say, like compare linebacker an edge on this roster needs and the prospects available, well would you It's interesting because the Jets did Carl Loss and they added Jared Davis. But I would almost make the argument that the linebacker might be

more of a pressing need than edge. It's interesting that you brought up linebacker because we're doing our positional previews under New York Just dot Com, not just in video form or podcast form, but we're looking at them auditorially. And I just looked at the roster. It just to have seven linebackers on the roster right now in the three up top of course c J. Mosley and play cashman and then Jared Davis. So what else is he

gonna do there though? And how appealing would that be to you taking somebody there early or is it a philosophy bet where hey, we can get somebody later on who fills a typical fills uh skill set that we're looking for maybe later in the draft. What I think we're gonna find out more about Joe Douglas and company as far as the positions they value for this draft in particular. Yeah, I think that's a very fair assessment to say. And let's well, let's talk about cornerbacks and

wide receivers, but first let's hear from Charles Davis. Charles, after GM Joe Douglas traded quarterback Sam Donald to the Carolina Panthers, he spoke to the media and said, it is a fair assessment that the Jets will be taking a quarterback with that number two overall pick. In your opinion, who do you envision being the best quarterback to come

to the New York Jets with that number two pick? Well, Olivia, I think that you know what we envisioned, and with Joe Douglas and now Robert Solo and Crew envisioned maybe the same. It may be different. To me. Zach Wilson is the choice there at a B y U. He would be my number two quarterback if I were doing a whole bunch of the ranking game. But I was started watching him as the season progressed, and then as we got into the off season and obviously the run

up to the draft did a little bit more. Of course, like everyone else, and I've been extremely impressed with him. He seems to fit exactly what you would want, and trying to kick starter a franchise, trying to build around someone. And he's very similar to me in a lot of ways, with maybe even a little more athleticism that Joe Burrow was last year coming out of Ohio State. In terms of what I call second and third reaction plays, beautiful arm,

great touch, plays with a ton of poise. Teammates really gravitate towards him. Having spent some time with people at b y U and and other people around him, and and and this kid loves ball. I mean, he's all ball, all the time. And I give him extra points for having played through injured a couple of years ago, and people were starting to criticize him, and you know, people not understanding what he was playing with and trying to play through. So I like this kid a lot, and

they have great options. Obviously, you know, we we all assumed Trevor Lawrence will be gone to Jacksonville. But out of the grouping of Justin Fields, Trade, Lance, Mac Jones, and of course Zack Wilson, of course uh In in that grouping, I would take Zach Wilson at number two and go from there. Well, you mentioned Zach Wilson. Let's dive a little bit deeper into him. What about his strengths and even weaknesses do you think would make him a good fit in a system that is going to

be run by offensive coordinator Michael Floor. Well, I'll start with the so called perceived weaknesses. You know, size is always something that comes into play. Um, he's not, you know, the biggest, strongest, stoutest guy you're ever going to see. I don't think he's as small as maybe some people think. I think he's gonna check in somewhere around two ten six one or so. And thank goodness, we've we've erased that stigma about every quarterback having to be six five pounds.

You know, we've seen smaller people be extremely successful in this league. And you go back now in the NFL, and you go back in time, I'm sure you would talk to a lot of past coaches, GMS evaluators would have said, yeah, I should have taken a chance on that smaller guy before, you know, because there were plenty of them that we rejected along the way. Well, we're not doing that now. Too many of these guys can play,

and he's not tiny. So it's not like Eddie LeBaron to give you one of the the will Centery one search and google going who the heck was Eddie LeBaron. Google them you'll find out he was a significant quarterback in the NFL, but he was tiny. He's not that guy, all right. But at the same time as he Trevor Lawrence's stature, is he justin fields stature Trey Lances dead, No, not at all. Those are big, strong, really physically well

put together youngsters. This kid is put together fine. He moves great, he sees things, He throws with anticipation, in touch. He can throw the deep ball, he can throw the short the short passes and keep them, keep the chains moving.

He can make e Eustra plays with his feet. And you mentioned with with Mike Laflour coming over members brother Matt Lafore, the head coach of the Packers and coming out of San Francisco system, that that Kyle Shanahan ran and emphasized Kyle's had success with quarterbacks of all shapes, eyeses, types. I don't see any I don't think anythings are gonna change here. With Michael Floor doing the same thing. With Zack Wilson, Charles, we talked a lot about Zach Wilson's strengths.

But what do you think some of the biggest adjustments are going to be that he's going to have to make coming into the NFL. I'd say, Olivia, the normal adjustments that all these quarterbacks have to make, you know, whatever the terminology is, and how he relates that to what he's learned before. B y u Um, you know, just conducting yourself as a pro all the time. Even though a lot of these collegiate kids carry themselves better, they're still kids and still growing. You know, they're still

learning and maturing. So he'll have to do that a little bit and take on some of those pressures and realize that when you get in the huddle now you know, you're doing it with a bunch of people who have families and and and maybe they don't relate quite as well initially with you. Although when you think about b YU with their two year missions, they have a lot more could a lot more mature kids there, so he he is kind of used to that along the way.

I think the other part is just realizing that day in day out, the grind really goes a lot longer. Now, you mean yourself during that time how do you get away if if even for a short time, clear your mind a little busy, you can go back in and dive back into the grind against you don't hit the proverbial wall. And let's face it, he's coming to the New York, you know, New York, New Jersey metropolitan area. He's gonna be in a spot now where you know,

let's face it, we we lock in on everything. I grew up in up state New York, so I know what it's like and what he's walking into. You know, Trevor Lawrence going to Jacksonville. There's a ton of pressure being the number one pick, but that's nothing like coming to New York, not even close. So when you throw that in there as well, those are the adjustments that you make. But this seems like a very mature young man, and I don't expect to have much problem with all

of that. Well, we know that New York is definitely tough and gritty, so that will definitely be an adjustment for anyone, no matter who ends upcoming. But like we said, number two overall pick is going to be very critical for the Jets. But let's start a little bit deeper into those later picks number twenty three overall and number thirty four overall. If the Jets do target a quarterback with the number two overall pick, who do you think they might be targeting with that number twenty three and

thirty four pick later on. Well, what happens oftentimes Olivia with young quarterbacks is you'd like to pair them with people who are going to support them, protect them, take care of them. We go through time, and I'll give one example. When Matt Ryan came out of Boston College

in Atlanta was just miserable. There was a huge school of thought in that draft that maybe that the Falcons don't take the quarterback there, right, I mean, because because you take the quarterback, the team is still gonna be lousy and he's gonna get beat up. Maybe you do something different. At that time, there's a kid by the name of Dorsey, Glenn Dorsey, who played at l s U that people are saying that might be the guy

you should go get. During that time, Well, the Falcons took Matt Ryan and and and then what they did was they jumped back into the first round later with a trade and drafted a left tackle out of the USC by name of Sam Baker to give him a foundational guy. Well, here's the beauty of it for the Jets. They did that last year. But McKay Beckton, but do you want to continue to get your offensive line better? You know George Fan right now is probably your right tackle.

Do you want him to still be your starter? Do you still want do you still want bringing someone else and may push him and possibly be that guy. Could the Jalen Mayfield from Michigan still be around that you could put it right tackle to help him out at that time? Or do you go with another weapon because at that point running backs have we probably haven't started on that mission yet. We probably been started down that road.

This sounds like one of those years where we're not gonna have Ezekie Elliott go number four overall to Dallas or Leonard four Nett go number six to Jacksonville and Christian McCaffrey number eight to Carolina. This sounds like by the time we get to the twenties, we may not have had a running back taken, and in fact it seems unlikely. So do the that's now think to themselves, do we build with another person to help this young quarterback? And maybe they might have their first swing. Whoever the

best running back is. Is it Travis e t N from Clemson to them? Is it Najie Harris from Alabama? Javonte Williams from North Carolina? To me, It's it's either e t N or it's Harris. But that could be a possibility for them as well. Right sitting there at and part of that might be this is a pretty deep tackle class, pretty deep offensive line class. The Jets might very well say to themselves, let's go get that

weapon is the running back right now? Get him and then come back and get a tackle later on or another offensive line to continue to beef up that line for our young quarterback. We'll see, Charles, where do you specifically see the most depth in this INFL draft? Well, it's starting to become a broken record, Olivia. But every year there are a million receivers because of the way the colleges are pitching the ball around, there's always a ton of receivers there. But I do think there's a

lot of depth in the offensive line. I don't think it's just restricted to one of the positions either. I think tackles, interior guys, there are a lot of really good players in this draft that way. I think when you flip it over to the other side, defensive backs continue to rise because there has to be answers in college football to try and slow down these offensive guys. So a number of them actually have offense in their background had been flipped over. Caleb Farley from Virginia Teche

is one of the leading examples. He went there as a receiver, but he's gonna make his money as a cornerback and that's worked out quite well for him. So those are places that I see a ton of depth in this draft. And it's interesting because you would think there'd be a monster amount of depth at the quarterback position because we're probably gonna have five go in the first round. But there's also a school of thought that we could have five go in the first round and

not pick another quarterback till round three. I don't know that that's true. We talked about this stuff every year, and it doesn't really tend to play out that way. People get a nervous and go, well, I better go get it now, and they go up and get guys, and sometimes quarterbacks get pushed up higher than they should go. But there is that where people will say I've got third round grades on everyone else, and I know that that's legit. Charles Jets GM. Joe Douglas is constantly preached

about building this team through the NFL draft. With five picks in the first two days and five picks on Saturday. How does that help him execute that vision for the New York Jets. Oh boy, it helps in a huge way, Olivia, because if you are beholden to that statement and the ability to look at your roster, and let's face it, when you haven't won a lot of games, you're not necessarily picking and plugging and saying, Okay, we need these three to get us over the top. You're talking about

full roster. So the old best player available Mantra could be available for the Jets at darted near every pick, Okay, because sitting there too. I think Douglas did a great job in his press conference of not insulting people's intelligence when people ask is it safe to say, okay, who were kidding at this point? Right? So you go ahead and do that. And I really appreciated Joe doing that. I think a lot of us did. But the second part, now is every time your draft number comes up, or

if there's a certain guy you want. Because you have the number of picks you have, you have some capital that maybe you could move a couple of things and go get a certain person if you want them, or if you want to stick and make your picks. Every single time you can say best player available, and it's

gonna make your roster better. And that's you know, it's a lousy spot to be in because it means your team is not very good yet, but it's also a great spot to be and as you build towards being that good and as we all know Olivia, it doesn't take that long in the NFL to get good. And and I don't mean to say that like it's easy, because it's not. But how many examples have we had lousy one year? Boy, they're in the playoffs. How did

they go from worst in the division to first. Sometimes they've had veterans there and they had a bunch of injuries and they bounced back. But other times it all kind of came together quickly and we didn't quite see it coming, and what a surprise it was, and wambo,

here we are. So that's the way the league is built, and that's one of the things that I know that Joe Douglas and the Jets administration are banking on if we do our jobs well free agency drafting and these kids play well early, we've got a chance to get better early too in this league, Charles, I'd like to wrap up on this head coach. Robert Sala obviously came into the building new head coach for the Jets heading

into this season. A lot of people talk about the culture that he is trying to build and the energy that he brings into this building. What do you like about this dynamic duo and Joe Douglas and Robert Salis so far? Well? Number one, I've always been a huge fan of Joe douglas is and and now he's getting this this opportunity with a coach of his, you know that he brought in and so when they spend their time together with their vision of the team, it's not

necessarily that previously you didn't have the same vision. There's always that thought, oh wow, when the do GM comes in and the head coach is sitting in place. Let's face it, we in the media side are looking hial is their conflict? Do they not get along? Do they have different visions? It's not always that way. Sometimes it's not able to execute it the way you want to. Sometimes it's too far down the road. But this time, now you bring in the guy that you want. You

selected this person. Of course, you had your your people who were around in ownership and all that, and you're gonna build that way. And that head coach has his own ideas about how how to do things. But in the Jets case, Joe Douglas gets final decision and when they make their pick the best groupings, the best pairings in the league of head coach and GM, no matter who has the final decision making, they come out in lockstep.

They come out and do it. And Robert Sali saw it first hand in San Francisco with John Lynch is a g YE. Kyle Shannon has a head coach with Kyle as the head coach having really the final decision making. So he knows how this works, except he's gonna be on the flip side of it this time. And I think that that's I think that's what I like about this.

I think these are two very intelligent men who understand how they want to form a football team, understand how they want to build a culture, understand the types of players they want to bring into the building and how they want to coach them, and and and work and organize that way, and now they're getting their first swing at doing so. So at this stage, my guest, Olivia,

is that you already have your bracelet. This has all gas, no breaks from from coach Robert sala And and the rest of the organization is understanding this is what this man is going to be about. Charles is great as always. New Paul's guy rocking the hat, the New Paul's hat, and he's one of basically a million people out there. I think the Jets are gonna take b y U Szach Wilson. You publish something mock draft mondays here for the Jets, and you've been doing it for months, and

what's the percentage? Say to yeah, I would say, since well, maybe before Sam Doarnold got traded. You get the occasional trade back and then you get the occasional offensive lineman at two. Like if you wanted to do something a little different, maybe one justin fields. Like out of ten mock drafts, nine of nine and a half of them have Zach Wilson, and now nine and nine point nine of them out of ten have Zach Wilson. But this is why the Injurgue comes at twenty three and thirty four.

So let's go back to some prospect ideas. Let's go to cornerback corner. I just want to make sure that you know it didn't sound like I was saying coarter corner back is interesting and I you know, my gut is that you like j C. Horn. It's not your gut. You know that for a fact, Well, it was a gut before I knew it for a fact. I love I love his upbringing. Joe Horn, of course played receiver

in the National Football League, is a great competitor. UM South Carolin line was not a very good football team last year. Will Muschamp knows how to coach defense. J C. Horne when he was on the field before. I think he opted out at some point during the season, right, he brings a tenacity to the cornerback position that I love um and I think he's going to be a very good pro. Now, getting back to where is j C.

Horn gonna fall? Do you think still with Caleb Farley's recent medical questions, is he going to still be up there in the top fifteen range or do you think there's enough questions out there where Farley drops but we're still thinking Patrick certain certain is the number one overall corner. What the latter. I think that based on reading the tea leaves of what the different analysts have put out there,

it seems actually you mentioned the mock draft. A couple of mock drafts since Caleb Farley got hurt for those who don't know, he had a second backed injury, didn't opt it out of the two thousand twenty season. You know, I think he lost a family member a year ago and he like didn't want to risk at all potentially losing another one, and so he opts out of two thousand twenty. He's young to the position, he had an injury in the past. I think both of the surgeries

stem from a weightlifting accident or something. So Caleb Farley, there have been a couple of mock drafts that have the Jets selecting him at twenty three. So you know that this is this is where I find it interesting. So if you're the Jets too, that's a good point that we should hit on right now, is that if you're the Jets and you're trying to continue to build

this thing. Obviously medical is going to be very important, but I think a project or a guy that you have to wait on just a little bit, if you know he's going to clear medically, that might be worth it for you. May be compared to another team who is one two players away, or was in a championship game last year, last year in a divisional playoff game, that kind of thing. Because the Jets, Jets are putting this thing together, right. Yeah, you make a great point.

And as you were saying that, I'm thinking about what Phil Savage said last year about Bryce Hall. Obviously different situation. Bryce Hall was a projected Day two guy, which means round two or three, and he was selected in the fifth round because of the injury. So the Jets got that discount sticker where you're betting on the player. And Phil Savage said in an interview afterwards, he said, we're betting on the future with Bryce Hall. So could that

be similar to Caleb Farley? Not saying the Jets will do that, but it reminds me of a similar situation because if you believe in Caleb Farley the player, you have the ten draft picks, and I think Farley is supposedly supposed to be ready to go by training camp, so it's not like he'll really miss a chunk of Just think about the rookie class last year, how much time they missed. They weren't on the field at all

until training camp. Yeah, so I mean that sell Men's Unfortunately, he had a slow start to his career um, and much of that had nothing to do with him, and just bad luck. It's on the field, has a couple of hamstring issues and then before you know it, it's mid season. But he flashed down the stretch and now if you're on you're inside the organization, you're wondering what is his next step because big bodied receiver can go get it long strider and then you've got Corey Davis

in there. Uh, the wide receiver position. It's awesome. Yeah, this draft, it was awesome last year. It seems like there's no end in sight, um, which is good. But the Jets it positions the positions themselves better at receiver positions just by adding Davis and cy Lancole. Yeah. And one thing on the corner situation before we talk about wide receivers in terms of corner, like if Caleb Farley were there at thirty four at the top of the

second round. I think that conversation is a lot more interesting than only three because let's say, let's say the Jets in theory take a quarterback at two and then take somebody at twenty three that you think he's ready to go, like from the get, whether that's you know, Elijah art Tucker, whether that's a different an edge player,

a different corner or whatever. If you're at thirty four and all of a sudden you have Caleb Farley available, and he checks medically, checks automatically, and you think that he can be an upgrade or at least compete from the get, I mean that conversation to me is very interesting as opposed to twenty three. I don't know if you agree with that. I started thinking about um when you said edge. In my mind started just going off. I feel like Ogillar is gonna go before three it

but it's not guaranteed. Is an edge off the board? And how many edges are off the board by the time the Jets pick at twenty three just because they got Carl Lawson, I don't think means that necessarily staying away from that same thing with Corey Davison receivers. I think, yeah, it's a little bit different, but I think the idea is still there, right, And you know, this is an interesting edge class because Lari and then the two kids

from Miami. You know, they resonate right away in Jayleen Phillips, a physical freak and roussoul. The last time we saw him plays fifteen and a half sacks. Bald these number one edge prospect. Yeah, and that was interesting. You know, you never know where Bald he's gonna go, but he's always in the lab and breaking it down with the headband on. And you know he loves ross six ft seven, so it's like you take a step, you're at the

quarterback already. Yeah, I love real quick. In terms of Baldi, what I love about Baldi is, you know, I feel like you start to see people, you know, different draft analysts. You know, it's a lot of the same. Baldi is just like he doesn't pay attention to any of that. He goes you know, No, I like this guy because actually, well it's a little bit different. It's a little refreshing. I don't think the tape lies and he's a big

motor guy, so for Baldi. If you're taking a playoff for a couple of plays off or things like that, you're going down. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Baldi will break you down. Let's let's just put it that way. So in terms of receiver, let's not even talk about Jamaar, Chase, Stavante, Smith, Jalen Waddle. There, They're gonna be gone by twenty three unless something crazy happens. I mean, justin Jefferson was the twenty second overall selection last year, and not saying that,

you know that will be the by the way, Jefferson, Yeah, yeah, yeah, sick. Anyway, there's clusters of receivers, and you know, I will say that if the Jets don't take a wide receiver in four, there are still very good options in rounds three and beyond. So with that being said, we discussed Ron Dale More in our position preview video or broke down a couple of guys. Kadarius Tony interesting, Elijah Moore I think is a very interesting player too, and you know the list

goes on. Terris Marshall out of l s U. Another L s U guy. We'll tell us more about Elijah More. Well, Elijah More, I think I think the book on him is that he wasn't in like a great situation, you know. I mean you think about the other teams like DeVante Smith, Jalen Waddle, I mean that team put up numbers Old Miss, I don't think put up the same numbers or got

even got the same TV recognition. But Elijah More, I saw a video yesterday that showed like one of his best attributes is one route running and two he doesn't slow down in traffic, like he'll catch the ball and he'll just keep going and he'll make you miss. He's kind of like Darius Tony in that way. But I think Darius Tony gets a little more pub than Eli Moore.

And when you look at the Old Miss receivers in the past, A J. Brown, DK Metcalf, you know, maybe Elijah More the next guy two one term pro and two be very good as Brookie Year that was a good parent Tennessee. So that's all kind of coming full circle for me right now because A. G. Brown on and Corey Davis right and then you had the powerful

running back. So you know another guy who could be on the board, and I don't necessarily know if he's a system fit for the Jets, not that he's not a great player, because he is, and I think he's gonna be a productive player in the National Football League. Is Nagy Harris? So one of these teams is gonna take Harris. But did you get to Harris because you were thinking of Derrick Henry? Well, yeah, I was just

thinking the way they built they build it. I think here with the Jets is that I think a lot of people think that. And we were having this conversation with somebody the other day. I think a lot of people think of that Shanahan system and automatically say, well, we're gonna be slinging the ball left and right, and maybe they think about a finesse type system. The Jets are gonna try to punch you in the face. It's everything's predicated upon a run game. Pounding you with the

run game. Yes, your quarterback, you get him on the move when the rolls and the boots, but you're dialing things up down the field with the play actions, right, And that's talking about Corey Davis. He was fourth and play action receiving yards or receiving yards off of play action behind DeAndre Hopkins, stefondeg and Calvin Ridley. I mean

that's pretty good company. So obviously that attribute of his game worked for him in Tennessee, and the Jets are gonna hope it works here in New York with MICHAELA Floor. Denzel Mims again, it's got to be stated once again. You gotta like what you saw out of him last year. He was the thirteenth receiver taking in the draft last year, And is this draft better at the receiver pa It's it's up there. It's definitely similar. And let me just say this about Denzil Mimms. He ran a fourth three

eight at the Combine. I mean we probably didn't see him put on the gas as much as we wanted to because he had the hammy injuries. And then yeah, we we just didn't see him catch and run that much, right, Like a lot of his receptions will go up and get it kind of reception. So I'd like to see Denzel Mims with the ball in his hands after, like, with some room to run, because this year everyone's relying on the Pro day numbers when the scout times, I

Denzel Mins ran it the electronic times. As Dom Green told us on the podcast before Sterile Environment, everyone runs the same thing. Everything's time the same way. So Denzel Mims, Yes, a burner, but well yeah, these guys definitely benefited in some kind of way this year the prospects by using your home track or whatever. There was no no pro day where guys are working out. They're all being tested throwing individual schools, which I think inherently isn't an advantage

for GC these guys coming up. Like we said earlier, the Jets have ten picks. It's gonna be exciting to see how it all pans out in just a couple of weeks in Cleveland, Ohio. That's all we have here on the official Jets podcast. The Draft Podcast, presented by pepsis assent as in a pan