Jets Draft YAC Merchant In Latest Mock
The New York Jets are ticking things off their offseason to-do list with Aaron Glenn, and Darren Mougey hired as head coach and general manager, respectively. Attention obviously turns to what Aaron Rodgers will do regarding his future and if the Jets want No. 8 back, but let’s look into the future and see what the Jets could do with their first-round draft selection.
After a horror season, New York has the seventh overall pick, and with ample roster needs, PFF has the Jets taking an offensive weapon, who is a matchup nightmare in Arizona State’s Tetairoa McMillan. “It’s unlikely that Aaron Rodgers will return to the Jets, in turn making it doubtful that Davante Adams will come back,” PFF writes. “McMillan would form one of the most exciting wide receiver duos in the league with Garrett Wilson.
He is a prototype X-receiver at 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds. His 35 contested catches over the past two years led all FBS receivers. McMillan proved he’s more than just a big body as a junior, though, placing second among FBS wideouts with 29 forced missed tackles after the catch.” A YAC (yards after catch) merchant, McMillan could be quite the weapon from Day 1 in the NFL. Of course, PFF’s selection is predicated on both Rodgers and Davante Adams no longer being Jets, but even if the pair remain, McMillan could be a good option for when the veterans move on.
