Jets 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Could Gang Green go with a playmaker in Round 1?

After going through an extensive search following their separation from GM Joe Douglas, the Jets decided to take a shot on assistant GM Darren Mougey from the Denver Broncos.

Mougey held various positions during his journey through the organization, and he now comes to the Big Apple, where he’ll be tasked with helping turn around a squad that finished 5-12 last season and hasn’t made the playoffs in 14 years.

One of his first tasks to tackle — the NFL Draft.

After another rough season, Gang Green currently holds the seventh overall pick in the 2025 Draft.

Here’s what the experts have them doing…

Connor Rogers, NBC Sports

WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

Even if Aaron Rodgers isn’t back (and assuming Davante Adams won’t be), the Jets will most likely roll with a veteran in 2025 and continue to build the roster for a young quarterback down the road. McMillan’s size, contested-catch ability and red zone presence is the perfect complement across from Garrett Wilson.

Charlie Campbell, Walter Football

WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

Davante Adams will probably be a cap casualty, and the Jets could use an upgrade across from Garrett Wilson. In 2024, McMillan had 84 receptions for 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns. To open the season, McMillan had an amazing performance with 10 catches for 304 yards and four touchdowns taking on New Mexico. 

Arizona had an impressive 2023 season while featuring a dangerous passing attack. WR Jacob Cowing was a known factor for 2023, but McMillan emerged as a playmaker that season. The sophomore caught 90 passes for 1,402 yards and 10 touchdowns. McMillan notched 39 catches for 702 yards and eight scores as a freshman. 

The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder McMillan has mismatch size for the NFL.
Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports

WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

Tetairoa McMillan is 6-foot-5, but he moves like a shifty slot receiver with the benefit of an enormous catch radius and the ability to make contested catches look easy. Think Drake London but a better athlete.

Nate Tice, Yahoo! Sports

OLB Abdul Carter, Penn State

General manager Joe Douglas may be gone, but the Jets continue to take defensive linemen. Carter can be up and down against the run, but he has the high-end pass-rushing potential and could replenish a once-elite unit that must evolve its cast of characters.

Dane Brugler, The Athletic

DT Mason Graham, Michigan

The Jets are another team that feels in limbo because of question marks at quarterback. But the roster has plenty of other needs, as well, including on the defensive line. Graham isn’t super long, but he’ll have a high floor in the NFL because he knows how to deconstruct blocks and be a factor against the run or pass.

Mel Kiper Jr, ESPN

OLB Mykel Williams, Georgia

This is another team with QB questions, but regardless of Aaron Rodgers’ future, the Jets might focus on the other side of the ball in Round 1. I’m getting the sense that Williams will get drafted higher than most expect and he could give New York more presence off the edge. 

He needs coaching (Aaron Glenn would be great for his development) and has room to grow with his pass-rush technique. But I see the potential for 10-12 sacks per season here.

Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic

OLB Mykel Williams, Georgia

We shouldn’t totally rule the Jets out as a possible QB destination, not at least until we see the new coach/GM setup. As with Chicago, though, the Jets should consider being aggressive in this draft if they covet a top-end player. This roster, the team dysfunction aside, was better than the five wins it produced this season. It simply needs proper direction — and possibly a new quarterback.