Jets host Pass Rushers - Gregory, Fowler, Ray, and Harold
Jets host Pass Rushers - Gregory, Fowler, Ray, and Harold
Jets hosting Nebraska pass rusher Randy Gregory on pre-draft visit, per report
This week, the Jets are hosting Nebraska pass rusher Randy Gregory on a pre-draft visit, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
As with all pre-draft visits, this news comes with the disclaimer that just because the Jets are hosting Gregory, it doesn't mean they are going to select him with the sixth pick.
The Jets are also hosting a bunch of other players on pre-draft visits. This is a routine part of the evaluation/research process for all teams as they prepare for the NFL Draft.
The Jets could very well select a pass rusher at No. 6. They had also arranged pre-draft visits with the following pass rushers: Missouri's Shane Ray, Florida's Dante Fowler Jr., and Virginia's Eli Harold (a likely late first or early second round pick).
Gregory admitted to testing positive for marijuana at the NFL Scouting Combine in February, though that probably won't hurt his draft stock all that much.
One knock on Gregory is his lean frame, which makes you wonder whether he will be able to bulk up in the NFL. ESPN's Todd McShay noted as much last month, when he projected the Jets to pick Gregory at No. 6.
Here's the latest list of prospects who have taken (or will take) pre-draft visits to the Jets.
http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2015/04/jets_hosting_nebraska_pass_rusher_randy_gregory_on.html