On Guard! Nelson Is Tops in the Draft Trenches

Looking for an offensive lineman in this draft? At one point, when the Jets still held the sixth overall selection, some mock drafters were seeing a connection between the Green & White and Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson.

While the Jets since have famously moved up to the third pick on April 26, Nelson remains outside of the top five yet still high on many value boards as the top O-lineman available.

Although Nelson might debate that analysis.

“I should be talked about in that regard, in the top-five conversation,” the 6'5", 325-pound Nelson said, flashing a bit of his combativeness plus his research on the pro game. “You have guys who are dominating the NFL right now — Aaron Donald, Geno…