Obviously the Jets aren’t going to trade the #2 pick overall where they are expected to pick a QB,
But after that, they have four other premium picks at 23, 34, and then two third-round selections.
And with limited medical information on a lot of the later round prospects, expect Jets GM Joe Douglas to get a lot of calls for these picks.
Because with just 140-150 players getting thorough physicals at the recent medical combine, some prospects in later rounds, likely won’t have medical reports. Teams don’t like picking players they don’t have medical reports on.
“The math doesn’t work out,” said former scout Daniel Jeremiah, now with NFL Network. “When you look at the number of picks, and you look at the number of physicals, there’s going to be a lot of guys that get picked this year that teams are not comfortable with medically. That’s why I think you’re going to see teams very willing to part with late picks in this draft, to move up in rounds 3 and 4 and all the way up into round 2, and you’re going to see teams comfortable with trading some picks this year for picks next year, just because once we get to the back half of the draft, you’re literally flying blind on these kids medically.”
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