Vernon Gholston (Ohio State) #6 To The Jets

New York Jets
#6 Overall
Vernon Gholston (DE/OLB) Ohio State

I started writing this before the Jets actually picked him. They knew the Patriots would want Gholston and they just sat on the clock rubbing it in to the Patriots. I love it when teams genuinely hate each other like this. As far as the pick goes it helps a great deal that the Jets run a 3-4 scheme. That will play to Gholston's strengths. I don't think he's Merriman/Ware good but he's an athletic freak of nature. If he improves his technique and gets his motor up he could be a Pro Bowl pass-rusher.

Given all the money the Jets have dumped into their offensive line they couldn't go that direction. They moved up in Round 1 to draft a corner last year. They traded for DT Kris Jenkins and gave him a mega-deal. There were no other RB's or any WR's worth looking at this high. Sedric Ellis really doesn't fit in a 3-4 and the Jets aren't that high on any of the other QB options. I think they had to go Gholston or Keith Rivers (USC) here.