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Jets targets CeeDee Lamb, Andrew Thomas among 58 prospects virtually participating in NFL Draft

There will be 58 college prospects set to participate in the virtual 2020 NFL Draft.

The 2020 NFL Draft is going virtual, and so are some of the prospects.

Fifty-eight college prospects are set to participate in the virtual 2020 NFL Draft. All these prospects will have a camera placed in their homes so the audience can see their reactions when they get drafted. Additionally, the cameras will allow for interviews.

The Jets will have an eye on a bunch of these prospects, including wide receivers Jerry Jeudy, CeeDee Lamb and Henry Ruggs III and tackles Jedrick Wills, Mekhi Becton, Tristan Wirfs and Andrew Thomas.

Here’s the full list of prospects who will participate virtually:

A.J. Epenesa, Iowa DE
A.J. Terrell, Clemson CB
Andrew Thomas, Georgia OT
Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota S
Austin Jackson, USC OT
Brandon Aiyuk, Arizona State WR
C.J. Henderson, Florida CB
CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma WR
Cesar Ruiz, Michigan G
Chase Claypool, Notre Dame WR
Chase Young, Ohio State EDGE
Cole Kmet, Notre Dame TE
D’Andre Swift, Georgia RB
Denzel Mims, Baylor WR
Derrick Brown, Auburn DL
Ezra Cleveland, Boise State OT
Grant Delpit, LSU S
Henry Ruggs III, Alabama WR
Isaiah Simmons, Clemson LB
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State RB
Jacob Eason, Washington QB
Jake Fromm, Georgia QB
Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma QB
Jalen Reagor, TCU WR
Javon Kinlaw, South Carolina DL
Jaylon Johnson, Utah CB
Jedrick Wills, Alabama OT
Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State CB
Jerry Jeudy, Alabama WR
Joe Burrow, LSU QB
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin RB
Jordan Love, Utah St. QB
Josh Jones, Houston OT
Josh Uche, Michigan LB
Julian Okwara, Notre Dame EDGE
Justin Herbert, Oregon QB
Justin Jefferson, LSU WR
Justin Madubuike, Texas A&M DT
K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU EDGE
Kenneth Murray, Oklahoma LB
Kristian Fulton, LSU CB
Laviska Shenault, Colorado WR
Lloyd Cushenberry, LSU G
Mekhi Becton, Louisville OT
Neville Gallimore, Oklahoma DT
Noah Igbinoghene, Auburn CB
Patrick Queen, LSU LB
Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn OT
Ross Blacklock, TCU DT
Tee Higgins, Clemson WR
Terrell Lewis, Alabama EDGE
Thaddeus Moss, LSU TE
Tristan Wirfs, Iowa OT
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama QB
Xavier McKinney, Alabama S
Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State EDGE

Jets’ draft logistics still up in the air as NFL deals with corona complications

Joe Douglas told reporters on a conference call on that the Jets have not decided where to conduct draft business, but they will be ready.

On March 25, NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell ordered all 32 teams to close down their facilities for two weeks due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

While a minute problem in the grand scheme of things, this has impacted teams and the league as everyone prepares for the draft. The NFL already announced that an in-person draft in Las Vegas will not take place as planned, but will instead be done virtually. Rather than postponing the festivities, the NFL is looking to stay in the limelight and stick to its schedule.

With that, several teams are uncertain about what their draft plans will look like from a logistics point of view. That includes the Jets. Speaking on a conference call Wednesday afternoon, Joe Douglas said that the Jets have not decided where they would conduct the draft if they’re not allowed back in the team’s facility in time for the draft, which begins April 23.

Still, the general manager expects that his team and front office will be ready for the draft. Douglas said that the Jets are still conducting all draft meetings, but they’re doing it virtually with coaches and personnel staff.

For now, the draft must go on, according to the NFL. It seems more than likely that the Jets will have to make contingency plans for their draft set up, though.