Over the past few months, I have published three articles that broke down the national consensus on who the New York Jets will pick in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. In all three of those (Dec. 27, Jan. 4, and Jan. 30), the Jets were expected to select LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the fourth overall pick.
The tide is turning.
In the latest internet consensus mock draft at the website NFL Mock Draft Database – which compiles data from hundreds of mock drafts and big boards from experts across the internet – the Jets have a new favorite in the No.