New York Jets Full 7-Round Mock Draft: Calculated Risks

DE. Auburn. Carl Lawson . 4. player. 30. Typically the 4th round of a draft is made up of players who fits three categories. They are high athletic talents who just are polished enough in their technique to warrant a higher choice. They had off-the-field issues in college. Or they dealt with persistent injury problems. Carl Lawson falls into that final category. He had a difficult time staying healthy at Auburn. Yet when he was on the field, offenses had a hard time keeping him out of the backfield. <p>This is something the Jets have really missed for quite a few years at the outside linebacker position. Despite their dominant defensive line, their defense as a whole has underachieved to an extent because they couldn’t get the edge rush going. Lawson is the type of high upside gamble a team can make in the mid rounds and potentially get a steal. Lawson has 1st round talent but it’s all a matter of whether he can shake his injury woes.</p>