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The New York Jets have tapped Aaron Glenn as their next head coach, and despite questions needing to be answer on the offense, the team goes to Glenn’s side of the ball in the first mock dropped by ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. in 2025.
At the event in April, the Jets hold the seventh-overall selection. If New York hangs onto it, that will be the first selection made by the team in the Glenn era.
Kiper sees Mykel Williams as a fit for the Jets.
A edge rusher from Georgia, The Draft Network calls Williams a pass rusher with a toolbox that could help him turn into a “premier” defender off the edge in the NFL.
A junior, Pro Football Focus graded Williams positively in all three of his seasons. His final year he earned a 78.3 overall mark from the football analytics outlet. Overall in 2024, Williams had five sacks, nine tackles for loss and two forced fumbles, all career-highs.
Williams also won the 2022 National Championship.
Kiper’s full breakdown on Williams can be found below:
Mykel Williams, OLB, Georgia
This is another team with quarterback questions, but regardless of Aaron Rodgers’ future, the Jets might focus instead on the other side of the ball in Round 1. I’m getting the sense that Williams will get drafted higher than most expect — he’s No. 12 on my board — and he could give New York more presence off the edge. He needs coaching (Aaron Glenn would be great for his development if the Jets hire him) and has room to grow with his pass-rush technique. But I see the potential for 10-12 sacks per season here.
Williams reminds me of another former Georgia edge rusher who didn’t have the college stats but absolutely had the talent: Travon Walker. So while five sacks — Williams did miss time with an ankle injury — might make you pause, know that he looks the part and has the traits to be a force in the NFL.