It wouldn’t be draft season without some bold predictions being thrown out there.

Draft season is all about speculation. Analysts and fans spend all offseason predicting when a player might go off the board. Some analysts predict players to get drafted way higher than others expect, while others have teams taking players that have not been linked to the organization or ones who fill a high-priority need.

With Joe Douglas’ first draft as an NFL general manager approaching, it’s time for Jets Wire to get bold and take a crack at predicting what Douglas might do on draft day. Let’s get into it.

Douglas trades back

No. 11 seems like the perfect pick for the Jets. Slotted just outside the top 10, New York can take either an offensive tackle to protect Sam Darnold or a top wide receiver for him to work with.

This year’s draft is about more than filling just one or two holes, though. Joe Douglas is well aware that the depth chart needs improving at multiple positions. What better way to address those positions than by trading back in the first round?

Trading back would not necessarily take the Jets out of the running for a standout tackle or receiver in the first round. Depending on how far they trade back, Houston offensive tackle Josh Jones and LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson should still be available for the taking. In this scenario, Douglas not only gets an impact player at a position of need, but he adds more draft capital to address other needs.