When Jets general manager Darren Mougey turns in his first pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night – he starts the day holding onto the No. 7 overall pick – it’ll mark the fifth time in the last 20 years a new regime has made its first pick in the NFL Draft.

Miller suggested that the defender the Jets seek could be Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker, the No. 11 overall player on the final big board from Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department. Walker, who spent three seasons with the Bulldogs, recorded 61 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 2.5 passes defended in 2024.

The New York Jets are once again beginning anew in 2025. They have a new general manager, new head coach and a new quarterback, as the Aaron Rodgers experiment failed. However, there's reason to be optimistic about this franchise's future.