There has been a trade — the New York Jets are now on the clock.
Jets fans have become accustomed to Joe Douglas’ wheeling and dealing on draft night. In particular, he aggressively moved up twice in the 2022 draft to snag Jermaine Johnson and Breece Hall. He also traded up nine slots to nab Alijah Vera-Tucker the year prior.
One thing Douglas has never done, though, is trade down in the first round.
Douglas has selected Mekhi Becton, Zach Wilson, Vera-Tucker, Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, Johnson, and Will McDonald in the money round, but all were either at or above the Jets’ original draft slot.