The New York Jets bypassed the chance to draft Georgia's All-America tight end at No. 10 overall in Albert Breer's First Round Mock Draft for Sports Illustrated.
Jets' general manager Joe Douglas has openly expressed his affinity for offensive linemen over the years and Sports Illustrated senior reporter Albert Breer projects New York will land a future franchise bookend at No. 10 overall in the NFL Draft. Breer released a Round 1 mock draft sans trades on early Thursday morning with the
Predicting the first 32 picks, Breer foresees five quarterbacks being selected in the Top 13. His first offensive lineman off the board is Alabama's JC Latham, going to theAll three top-flight wide receiver prospects are gone by the time the Jets pick tenth overall, but the simulation did makeavailable to Gang Green. Instead, New York selected Penn State left tackle Olu Fashanu and Bowers landed with the Denver Broncos at No. 12 overall.
The 21-year-old Fashanu made 12 starts as the left tackle in his final season at Penn State. The Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year was also a finalist for the William Campbell Trophy also known as college football's"Academic Heisman." "I know how many people are all over Brock Bowers in this spot. I’m just not. I think Odunze will tempt GM Joe Douglas here. But having two 33-year-old tackles is walking a tightrope with a quarterback coming off a torn Achilles. And the Penn State All-American gives them a safety net. Taliese Fuaga is enticing, too, in that he could play guard.
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