Adam Schefter's latest intel reveals what the Jets are really considering in the first round despite secretive approach

A priority for the new New York Jets management structure was to avoid leaks. Under head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, the franchise is trying to be more secretive, keeping topics under wraps. But this is draft season, so everything eventually might be figured out to some degree. And, according to ESPN's […]

Wendell Ferreira — NFL News Writer

Apr 21, 2025 7:20 AM EDT

A priority for the new New York Jets management structure was to avoid leaks. Under head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey, the franchise is trying to be more secretive, keeping topics under wraps.

But this is draft season, so everything eventually might be figured out to some degree. And, according to ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter, tight end Tyler Warren may be a big target for the team with the seventh overall pick. A defensive alternative would be cornerback Jahdae Barron.

"The Jets, who own the No. 7 pick, have made a concerted effort to "move in silence" this offseason, as new coach Aaron Glenn put it at last month's league meeting. There has been less talking out of their building as they begin to focus on how to turn around a team that went 5-12 last season.

So what the Jets wind up doing this week still is the subject of speculation, shrouded in more secrecy than usual. But they did recently and quietly have Penn State's Tyler Warren in for a visit, and there are certain members of their organization who are said to be enamored with the player many consider to be the top tight end in this class.

If the Jets target the other side of the ball, some people around the league believe Glenn could target a cornerback, with Texas' Jahdae Barron as an option. Glenn, of course, played cornerback for 15 seasons in the NFL. — Adam Schefter.

Tyler Warren is the ninth player on the consensus big board. Taking a tight end with the first pick of the new leadership might seem risky because of the relative low value of the position, but it's actually a safe option in a weaker draft class.

Without many great prospects available in this range, teams could be more willing to take a safer prospect in Warren.

Tyler Forness from A to Z Sports mentioned in Warren's draft profile his athletic ability, physicality, and blocking as strengths, which aligns well for the first pick of a new regime. It's a message about what it values, and what's important for a player to have. A former high school quarterback, Warren is still developing as a tight end—and his curve in the NFL will be closely followed, because tight ends generally take more time to develop based on its complexities.

Warren had 104 catches, 1,233 yards, and eight touchdowns in his final season at Penn State.

The Jets enter the draft with eight total selections, including two fifth-rounders and two sixth-rounders, but no seventh-rounder. After the seventh overall pick, the Jets go back to the clock with the 42nd selection, early in the second round.

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