Jets Eye Elite Edge Rushers in Draft

0:00On April 16th, if the mock drafts hold up and a quarterback like Fernando Mendoza goes number one to Las Vegas next week in Pittsburgh, the Jets could. Snaggin Elite Edrasher, right after, with their early pick. Teams like Arizona and Tennessee might follow suit, but New York is hungry to boost that defense after just 26 sacks last season. Analyst Reed flipped his projection from Ruben Bain, Jr. to Ohio State's J.T. Reese in his latest mock, calling Reese ready for takeoff. Jets GM Darren Moogie and head coach Aaron Glenn have kept their cards close, but the buzz is all about past rush help. Fans and experts love Reese's versatility from last year, with the Buckeyes 69 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6 and a half sacks, and two, passes defended. You can line him up at linebacker or edge, just like DC Matt Patricia skeamed him, making him a perfect fit now and down the road. Then there's Texas Tech's David Bailey, who exploded for 52 tackles, 19 and a half tackles

1:00for loss, 14 and a half sacks, plus. Forced fumbles in his loan season there after Stanford, he's primed to rack up double digit sacks as a rookie and disrupt right away. Meanwhile Miami's Ruben Bain posted 54 tackles, 15 and a half tackles for loss, and 9 and a half sacks en route to the title game. Though an off field issue might drop him. Whoever the Jets grab, this could transform their front and get after quarterbacks like never before.