NFL Draft countdown: Focus on Jets' first-round pick at No. 7

Tyler Conklin led the position with 449 yards and four touchdowns last year but signed a one-year, $3M contract with the Chargers in the offseason. According to Wasserman, Jets tight ends ranked 27th in PFF receiving grade and last in PFF run-blocking grade in 2024.

Meanwhile, Warren made a school-record 104 catches for a team-high 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns with Penn State, earning him the John Mackey Award as college football's most outstanding tight end last season.

At 6-foot-6 and 257 pounds, Warren is three inches taller and nine pounds heavier than Conklin and was the only tight end among this year’s prospects to earn an "elite" distinction at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, per Next Gen Stats. 

OT Armand Membou | Missouri

In a recent combo-style mock draft done by ESPN’s Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., Yates sent Missouri’s 6-foot-4, 332-pound tackle to the Jets, who will look to protect their new starting quarterback. 

"The Jets must provide new quarterback Justin Fields with adequate time to throw," Yates says. "He has proved effective in the past when he has a clean pocket."

Membou allowed no sacks or quarterback hits in 411 pass-blocking snaps last season, while PFF credits him with three sacks allowed on 1,036 snaps as a pass-blocker.

A multi-sport athlete in high school, Membou led all offensive linemen at the NFL Scouting Combine with a 34-inch vertical leap and a 9-foot-7 broad jump. He also ran a 4.91 40-yard dash, the second-best time among offensive linemen.

Agile and athletic, Membou should be able to play guard or tackle at the NFL level, creating what Yates believes will be a "hand-in-glove fit with New York."

OT Will Campbell | LSU

Ryan Wilson and Emory Hunt, draft analysts on the "With the First Pick" podcast, think Campbell would be an even better fit with the Jets, although few mock drafts have him falling out of the top-five picks. 

NFL Network’s Lance Zierlein calls Campbell an "athletic left tackle prospect who's durable and battle-tested but has elements of high risk, high reward in his game." 

Although considered an excellent run blocker, his arm length is not ideal, which could force the team to move him to guard.

As a tackle, Campbell gave up a pair of sacks last season but still earned first-team All-American honors while sharing the SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy with Texas left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. Altogether, Campbell allowed four sacks in three college seasons on 1,594 pass-blocking snaps.