Saturday, May 18, 2024

New York Jets 2024 NFL power rankings post-draft roundup

Throughout the 2024 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a post-NFL draft roundup for the New York Jets in our consensus 2024 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 17

Most improved: Offensive line

The Jets were the only team last season to rank in the bottom four in both pass block win rate (50%, 30th) and run block win rate (67.7%, 29th), so they had to do something to beef up Aaron Rodgers' protection. And they did, acquiring three veteran starters (LT Tyron Smith, LG John Simpson and RG Morgan Moses) and drafting LT Olu Fashanu in the first round. The return of RG Alijah Vera-Tucker (Achilles) will help too. Smith and Moses, both 33, aren't long-term answers, and Simpson is a middling player, but the line is in better shape than last season. The depth, led by Fashanu, is better too. -- Rich Cimini

NFL.com -- Rank: 21

The Jets were having a good weekend. They got their tackle at No. 11 overall in Olu Fashanu -- he was not my favorite of the options they had, but he was not far off. They also passed on the sizzle pick (Brock Bowers) to do so. GM Joe Douglas looks like a man hell-bent on making sure this offensive line finally works. Rounds 3 through 5 landed them some prospects I really liked, even though doubling up at running back with Braelon Allen in the fourth round felt a little redundant. All in all, it looked like a productive weekend. But then I saw the trade of John Franklin-Myers to Denver, and I didn't like it. Look, I get why the Jets did it: they gave themselves some cap relief and had a surplus up front. But if there ever was a time to push all their chips in, with Aaron Rodgers perhaps in his swan-song season, isn't this it? Maybe I'm leaning too much on my "theatre kid" past here, but don't underestimate the locker-room effect that comes with moving JFM.

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CBS Sports -- Rank: 11

It's go-time for the Jets. With Aaron Rodgers coming back at age 40, this has to be the year. They have all the pieces.

USA Today -- Rank: 10

All due respect to new QB2 Tyrod Taylor, this team is one Aaron Rodgers injury away from a 14th consecutive season finishing shy of the playoffs — which would extend the current NFL mark of futility. Yet reloaded and reinforced, it's also one vintage Rodgers performance from its first Super Bowl appearance in 56 years.

The Athletic -- Rank: 17

The Jets drafted an Aaron Rodgers support staff, getting offensive tackle Olu Fashanu, wide receiver Malachi Corley and running back Braelon Allen with their first three picks. Fashanu might not start right away, but he has that kind of talent, and Corley should join Mike Williams and Garrett Wilson in the starting lineup immediately.

Fox Sports -- Rank: 13

Counting on the health of a 40-year-old quarterback recovering from an Achilles tear is a scary place to be. That said, I think the Jets have done all the right things to get ready for Aaron Rodgers' second attempt in New York. Beefing up the offensive tackle spot with Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses was an amazing decision, and I'm so proud of general manager Joe Douglas for insuring those guys with No. 11 overall pick Olu Fashanu. Douglas even signed a competent backup quarterback in Tyrod Taylor. That's how you protect an aging QB. We know the defense will be top-notch. Now, if Rodgers can just deliver the rest.

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