in the 2025 NFL draft the jet selected two players they hope will be instant starters and then

the third player who may join them down the line as a starter let's talk expectations for the

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locked on to learn more. Well, today we are talking about the Jets draft class of 2025. We're going to

set expectations for the players the Jets drafted on the first two nights.

There's a player who the team was going to try and develop into a starter over the long run.

And then there are two instant starters, or at least two players the Jets will be counting on to be instant starters.

So let's begin by talking about the top pick.

It was, of course, Armand Vembu, with the Jets selected seventh overall, a pick that,

receiving a lot of praise across the media, across the Jets fan base.

Very difficult to find anybody who dislikes the pick of Armand Mbou.

We've talked about it on the show the last couple of days, just how logical it was for the Jets, a position, obviously, where the Jets had a whole position the Jets needed filled because it's a critical spot and a spot where the Jets were able to make an investment that could pay dividends in the long run, because now the Jets have a left tackle who is a second year player in Olu Faschernu,

and a right tackle was a first year player in Armand Membou.

And I think it's pretty clear that Armand Membou is very, very likely to start

at right tackle for the New York Jets.

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