The first pick of the Joe Douglas era went as expected.

With the board falling in the Jets’ favor, they went with an offensive lineman that can play both tackle positions in Mekhi Becton. Becton was the only one of the top offensive tackles to visit the Jets multiple times in the pre-draft process before visits were shut down due to the pandemic.

Becton comes in at 6-foot-7, 364 pounds. At that listed weight, he will be the second-heaviest player in the NFL now that he was drafted by Gang Green.  Only the Raiders’ Trent Brown (380 pounds) is heavier.

Becton is a mauler in the run game. He is an excellent fit for the outside-zone running scheme that the Jets want to establish with Le’Veon Bell and he has the arm length and leverage to complement his size.

With that said, let’s get to know the Jets’ newest first-round pick.

Big-Bodied

Mekhi Becton has always been big.

The new Jets left tackle played his final season at Louisville at 352 pounds and showed up to the NFL Combine measuring at 6-foot-7, 364 pounds. Long before that, playing youth football, opposing coaches and parents wanted to see his birth certificate before games when he was about 10. He only got bigger, enjoying a five-inch growth spurt in his formative teenage years.

When he finally steps foot on the field for the Jets, he’ll be one of the biggest offensive linemen in the NFL, but he’s quite nimble for his size.