Breaking down the NY Jets draft case for Armand Membou and Tyler Warren

The 2025 NFL Draft is drawing closer, and for the New York Jets, it marks a massive turning point in the offseason for the new regime. After a free agency primarily filled with small-depth additions, Darren Mougey and Aaron Glenn must find multiple starters in their first draft class.

It is clear that New York enters the draft with multiple holes on the roster and where the holes are. The one question that remains is when the Jets will address their positions of need and who the prospects are that will don the green and white.

One thing that is becoming clearer for the Jets is who their options could be with the seventh overall pick. As the draft draws closer, Armand Membou and Tyler Warren could be the two players that the Jets will need to choose between on night one of the draft.

There is a strong case to be made for the Jets to select both of these players, who would fill two big holes on the offensive side of the football.

Will the NY Jets draft either Armand Membou or Tyler Warren?

Armand Membou, OT, Missouri

One of the lone bright spots for the Jets in 2024 was the improvement of their offensive line. After a miserable 2023 campaign featuring 13 different starting combinations, last season provided a lot of hope and excitement for the future.

The most promising part of the Jets' offensive line is that every starter returning from last season is 27 years old or younger. One of the brightest young pieces is former first-round pick from a year ago, Olu Fashanu.

The potential of the Jets drafting Armand Membou and pairing him with Olu Fashanu as your two book-end tackles for the future is one of the most intriguing aspects of potentially taking Membou.

In 2024, Membou tallied a 90.6 Pro Football Focus grade while not allowing a sack in 12 starts. The Missouri product also finished with a run-blocking grade of 87.6 and an 86.6 pass-blocking grade.

While Membou does lack NFL size at just 6-foot-3, his athleticism for a tackle separates him from the rest of the pack. His 4.91 40-yard dash and 34-inch vertical both rank in the 97th percentile for tackle prospects.

The former three-star recruit also finished the NFL Combine with a 94 athleticism score, which ranked first among all tackles in this class.

Not only would Membou pair well on the opposite side of Olu Fashanu, but the Jets will also find themselves in a position during the 2026 offseason where both guards, John Simpson and Alijah Vera-Tucker, hit the open market.

With uncertainty about both of those players beyond this season, having your two tackles of the future becomes so much more important. Membou would be another piece that can protect Justin Fields and create holes upfront for a run-first offense.

Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State

Arguably, the biggest weakness on the Jets' roster right now is their lack of receiving talent at both wide receiver and tight end. As currently constructed, New York's pass-catching corps consists of Garrett Wilson, two veterans in Allen Lazard and Josh Reynolds, followed by a lot of questions.

When looking at Tyler Warren's success in college and Justin Fields' track record through four years in the NFL, the two could bode well for each other and the Jets offense.

In 958 pass attempts from 2021-2023, Justin Fields targeted tight ends on 24% of his passes, which ranked 4th most in the NFL. During 2023 alone, Fields completed 75.9% of his passes when targeting tight ends, which ranked 13th out of 49 QBs with at least 100 passing attempts.

The 26-year-old also produced a 112.3 passer rating when targeting tight ends in 2023, which ranked seventh in football. The potential of a Justin Fields and Tyler Warren connection should create a lot of intrigue for Jets fans.

Warren finished the 2024 season with 104 receptions for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns. The Penn State product led Big Ten tight ends in all three of those categories.

On top of his receiving success, Warren has also shown the ability to be a productive and above-average run blocker. The tight-end prospect finished 2024 ranking in the 51st percentile in positively graded run-blocking plays.

As the Jets' offense shifts into a new identity with signal caller Justin Fields and new offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand in the mix, the tight end will be a massive focal point.

Warren would become a much-needed weapon for Fields, who has relied on tight ends heavily in his career, and a huge piece for Engstrand, who is coming from an offense with the Lions that features a game-changing tight end in Sam LaPorta.

Consensus

The Jets can't go wrong with either of these prospects at seventh overall. For an offense that has been at the bottom of the league for a long time, both of these players could help change that trend.

The biggest question and potential deciding factor in this pick if both are available, is how Darren Mougey and Aaron Glenn feel about the tackle and tight end class on Days 2 and 3 of this draft.

Only time will tell who the first pick of this new regime will be.

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