With the sixth pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Jets tonight selected LSU safety Jamal Adams, called by some draft analysts "the best prospect in the draft." It is the eighth consecutive draft that the Jets have selected a defensive player in the first round.
The Jets made their pick around 8:50 p.m. ET after the Browns kicked off the draft by selecting DE Myles Garrett, the Bears swapped places with the 49ers to take QB Mitch Trubisky second, the Niners took DE Solomon Thomas, the Jaguars plucked RB Leonard Fournette, and the Titans, selecting ahead of the Jets, grabbed WR Corey Davis.