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Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate going through drills during his OSU Pro Day.
A new name has entered the conversation for the New York Jets.
NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah told ESPN’s Mina Kimes a juicy rumor about the Jets and Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate.
“Dude, I think Tate is in play at like [No.] two [overall]. I think he is entertained at two,” Jeremiah said on “The Mina Kimes Show.”
“There are a lot of Tate supporters out there. There are a lot of people that need a receiver. I’ll say this if Tate was 205 pounds instead of 192 pounds, and he ran 4.42 instead of 4.53, I think there is a real chance he is the second pick in the draft,” Jeremiah added.
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“I think Tate is in play at No. 2.”
– @MoveTheSticks on WR Carnell Tate 👀
Is This Why the Jets Are so Confident at Wide Receiver?
The Jets have strangely been very confident about their wide receiver room this offseason. It’s not like teams are screaming their needs from rooftops, but general manager Darren Mougey had no problem admitting they could sign a quarterback before the draft.
“I feel good about the wide receiver room,” Mougey shared at the Annual League Meetings.
Head coach Aaron Glenn shared a similar sentiment when he met with the media for the AFC Coaches’ Breakfast.
It doesn’t make sense to display that confidence unless you know something that the rest of us don’t.
Garrett Wilson is a true No. 1 pass catcher, but beyond him, the room has far more questions than answers.
The depth chart consists of a special teams player (Isaiah Williams), a disappointing rookie from last year (Arian Smith), and a player his original team got rid of (Adonai Mitchell).
With all due respect, the other names in the room could have been ripped from the popular “Guess Who?” board game from 1979:
If the Jets knew they were taking a wide receiver at pick No. 2, that would quiet the noise about it being such a big need.
The Las Vegas Raiders are going to take Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. That means the Jets at pick No. 2 will have their top choice of any of the non-quarterbacks that will be available.
Another Potential Path to Landing Tate
Sure, maybe the Jets shock the draft and take Tate at No. 2. However, the more likely scenario is the Jets trade up from pick No. 16 to go get a sliding Tate.
In mock draft scenarios, Tate has commonly fallen to the bottom of the top 10 picks. On the consensus big board, Tate is ranked as the No. 8 overall player in this class.
If the Jets paired the No. 16 and No. 44 overall picks, they could get as high as the No. 8 overall pick and maybe No. 7 overall if they sprinkled in an additional pick, according to the NFL draft value chart.
That would most likely be high enough to secure Tate. The Jets have the flexibility to make a move like that because of their extra draft capital.
That would allow the green and white to walk away from the first round of the draft with two key franchise pillars.