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NFL mock draft 2023: Jets emphasize protecting QB (whoever that is)

The Jets won’t know where their first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft falls until after the season finale in Miami. But they currently sit in the No. 13 spot. And ESPN’s latest mock draft projects they will look to improve the offensive line in front of their to-be-determined quarterback and snag Ohio State tackle Paris Johnson.

General manager Joe Douglas has shown an emphasis on drafting premium positions in Round 1, and we’ve already seen a lot of promise from the Jets’ 2022 class. New York could now look to the offensive line, with Mekhi Becton and Alijah Vera-Tucker returning from injury and George Fant set to hit free agency.