In terms of how useful draft grades are in the days immediately following the draft, it’s level of worthlessness is right up there with mock drafts, a Jets second round pick over the past decade or Le’Veon Bell in Adam Gase’s offense.\u00a0 That being said, most fans love an immediate snapshot of their favorite team’s newest toys.\u00a0 With that in mind, here’s how we see Joe Douglas’ first draft class at the helm of the Jets.<\/p>\n
LT Mehki Becton (1:11)<\/strong><\/p>\n This was a pick that had to be made and Douglas nailed it.\u00a0 There was some back and forth banter among Jets fans as to whether or not the pick would be a wide receiver or a tackle but the writing was always on the wall.\u00a0 Douglas was going to make Sam Darnold’s health and well-being his top priority while passing on a receiver.\u00a0 Becton is a mountain of a man at 6′ 7” 365lbs and while not seen as the top tackle in the draft today, he does have the highest upside.\u00a0 Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n WR Denzel Mims (2:59)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mims needs some work as a guy who came out of an offense that put heavy emphasis on attacking vertically, but after showing an expanded route tree at the Senior Bowl, Mims was viewed as a first-round talent.\u00a0 As it turned out, he fell to the Jets at 48 before Gang Green traded out of the spot only to fall to them again at 59. Passing once, adding more picks and getting Mims in the end will bump the grade up that much more and with very little in the cupboard at wide receiver, this was a must.\u00a0 Grade: A+<\/strong><\/p>\n DB Ashtyn Davis (3:68)<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a tough one to call.\u00a0 Davis is a guy who can play multiple spots in the secondary and if he contributes at cornerback, it increases the value of the pick a great deal.\u00a0 Passing on Zach Baun, a likely day 1 starter, could come back to haunt the Jets on this one, but if Gregg Williams has a role envisioned for Davis, the pick could pay off quite nicely.\u00a0 Lots of unknowns that prevent Davis’ selection from getting a high grade.\u00a0\u00a0Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n Edge Jabari Zuniga (3:79)<\/strong><\/p>\n Full disclosure.\u00a0 Given the fact that Zuniga missed so much of last season due to injury, we saw less of him than any other player the Jets drafted so we had to watch a few of his games on draft night to draw any conclusions.\u00a0 What showed up on film was a disruptive player with good burst and violent hands.\u00a0 In watching several games we didn’t see Zuinga stand up once, which came as somewhat of a surprise as Gregg Williams likes a bit more versatility.\u00a0 What doesn’t come as a surprise was that the Jets targeted Zuniga to try to get to the QB.\u00a0 The tools are there to be a good one.\u00a0 Grade: C+<\/strong><\/p>\n RB La’Mical Perine (4:120)<\/strong><\/p>\n With so little proven talent behind Le’Veon Bell, there was always a chance the Jets would add a running back and Perine was it.\u00a0 With so many other needs and plenty of talent still on the board, we didn’t love this pick.\u00a0 Perine has the ability to be a very good player, but the Jets probably could have grabbed a number two back later on in the draft while finding a more meaningful contributor.\u00a0 There was also hope that if the Jets added a back, it would be a burner to give the Jets a bit more firepower on offense.\u00a0 That’s not Perine’s game.\u00a0 Grade: D+<\/strong><\/p>\n QB James Morgan (4:125)<\/strong><\/p>\n Anoher opportunity to grab a potential impact player passed on by Douglas and the Jets.\u00a0 We had Morgan mocked to the Jets at 158 in our draft 3.0 on JetNation radio<\/strong><\/a>, and we wondered if even that was a bit early.\u00a0 There could be two things at play here, though.\u00a0 First off is that Adam Gase likely wanted his own young QB to groom as an offensive minded head coach, and the fact that the Patriots had shown some interest in Morgan.\u00a0 While he loves to let it\u00a0 rip and throw the ball deep down the field, on watching Morgan play quite a bit, we saw far too many underthrown balls for our liking.\u00a0 His 58% completion percentage was a significant drop from his 65% the previous season.\u00a0 We’ll have some idea in time which was the closer version of what Morgan really is.\u00a0\u00a0Grade: D<\/strong><\/p>\n OL Cameron Clark (4:129)<\/strong><\/p>\n