Jets select Will McDonald IV with No. 15 pick in 2023 NFL Draft
The Jets pulled a stunner in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night.McDonald was not expected to be taken that early in the draft.McDonald had 34 sacks in college, including 11 ½ in the 2021 season.
He joins a large group of pass rushers on the Jets, led by Carl Lawson, John Franklin-Myers and Jermaine Johnson, a first-round pick last year. The Jets were expected to take an offensive lineman with their first pick, but the top four linemen were all off the board before the Jets picked. The Steelers seemed to steal Georgia offensive tackle Broderick Jones from the Jets by trading up to the 14Linebacker Will McDonald #9 of the Iowa State Cyclones sacks quarterback Skylar Thompson #10 of the Kansas State WildcatsThe Jets moved from No. 13 to 15 as part of the trade with the Packers for Aaron Rodgers.Paris Johnson , Darnell Wright and Peter Skoronski were all taken earlier in the Draft.
The Jets clearly tried to trade out of the No. 15 pick, letting the time on the clock almost run out before drafting McDonald.
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