On Paper, both the Jets and Giants looked good with who they picked. Lets take a bit of a deeper look at it now.
New York Giants
Picks
Round 1, Pick No. 4: Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia
Round 2, Pick No. 36: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
Round 3, Pick No. 99 (comp pick): Matt Peart, OT, UConn
Round 4, Pick No. 110: Darnay Holmes, CB, UCLA
Round 5, Pick No. 150: Shane Lemieux, OL, Oregon
Round 6, Pick No. 183: Cam Brown, EDGE, Penn State
Round 7, Pick No. 218: Carter Coughlin, EDGE, Minnesota
Round 7, Pick No. 238 (from Saints): TJ Brunson, LB, South Carolina
Round 7, Pick No. 247 (comp pick): Chris Williamson, CB, Minnesota
Round 7, Pick No. 255 (comp pick): Tae Crowder, LB, Georgia
Now Dave Gettelman has been taking flak over some of this decisions in the past, but I must say some of the moves he made at this year's draft were pretty damn good. Taking Andrew Thomas has the possibility to have great returns. He has the talent and makings to be a franchise left tackle. Even if he doesn't play that well, he still has the makings of being a stud. He won't bottom out. That was a huge way of addressing one of their biggest problems was taking care of the offensive line. They added more to that in the third round by grabbing Matt Peart out of UConn. He still got time and a little room to be able to develop at tackle, and from every indication I've gotten, if that won't work out, they might try moving him to guard. Grabbing McKinney from Bama in the second round was a solid move, he was the first safety taken off the board in this draft. Sure, there was a flashier player sitting there in Isiah Simmons, but McKinney is not only more versatile but more dependable from reports I've read.
They went out and were able to set up in the areas they needed the most: Edge Rusher, secondary help and most important Offensive line. No true way to tell now how great this could turn out to be, but on paper, Dave Gettelman did himself a pretty good job.
Grade: A-
New York Jets
Picks
Round 1, Pick No. 11: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
Round 2, Pick No. 59: Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
Round 3, Pick No. 68 (from Giants): Ashtyn Davis, S, California
Round 3, Pick No. 79: Jabari Zuniga, EDGE, Florida
Round 4, Pick No. 120: La'Mical Perine, RB, Florida
Round 4, Pick No. 125 (from Bears through Patriots): James Morgan, QB, Florida International
Round 4, Pick No. 129 (from Patriots through Ravens and Patriots): Cameron Clark, OT, Charlotte
Round 5, Pick No. 158: Bryce Hall, CB, Virginia
Round 6, Pick No. 191: Braden Mann, P, Texas A&M
Much like Gettelman, Joe Douglas had a lot to prove with his first draft with the Jets. Starting it off with Becton at the line was a good move. He's got all the potential in the world to be a stud on the O-Line, which is something the Jets badly need. Sure, Tristin Warfs maybe the better pass protector who went two picks later, but with Becton potential, they had to grab him there. The other big thing that the Jets really needed to address was the wide receiver position. They did that by grabbing Mims in round two from Baylor. They needed to find somebody who could replace Robby Andersen and they may have snagged him and then some with selecting Mims. He's got good size and fantastic speed, which could end up going along great with being Sam Darnold's primary target. he's got the raw ability to be able to pull it off, and much like Becton the sky is the limit.
They grabbed a QB late which raised a few eyebrows but they also got defensive and punting help. The only thing that sticks out with me with the Jets was that they went with pure athletic talent. That could possibly work, but I think the Giants had the better draft as far as more proven commodity at having long careers. The potential is sure there for the Jets draft picks and Joe Douglas came out with a pretty good start
Grade: B+
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