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| Armand Membou (79). Photo Credit: Eric Canha/Imagn Images. |
Last night, with the seventh overall pick, the New York Jets selected Armand Membou from Missouri. Now, he wasn't on my wish list, although most mock drafts projected the Jets to get him for the past month and half.
The more tape I watched on him, the more I liked. Listed at 6-4, 332 lbs., he didn't give up a sack or a QB hit last season. He moves very well and is shifty for a player his size. He has very good footwork; he's excellent at sliding out and shadowing pass rushers.
He finishes blocks and he's a mauler, once he gets his hands on you, it's over. Another thing that stood out to me is his ability to finish a block and quickly move on to another defender.
One of the knocks on him seems to be that he lacks ideal height for the position, and long-armed rushers give him trouble sometimes, but that can be coached, and as far as height, as I've said before with undersized quarterbacks, if I'm confident this guy can get it done, his size becomes a non-factor.
Some view this as a "safe" pick, and I can see why they would look at it that way, with them passing on tight end Tyler Warren, a more "exciting" pick, and adds another element to your offense, but at the end of the day, everything starts in the trenches, and your offense won't go very far if it lacks protection.
He wasn't quite what I had in mind, the player I was hoping they drafted went two picks earlier to the Browns, but they did address a need at right tackle who was considered one of the best offensive lineman in the draft with this pick, so I won't complain.
Grade: A
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