New York Jets: 2018 Offseason predictions, 7-round mock draft, Vol. 2.0

Most of the media and fans of the Jets expect them to take a quarterback with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. On draft day, or maybe in the week leading up to that day, the Jets will shock the NFL world and trade their top-10 pick. They won’t move up to get the quarterback, but they will move down in order to accumulate picks. They will get a first round pick, a third second-round pick, and a second third-round pick in order to build their team.

It’s perfect symmetry for the Jets. The last time they used a first round pick on a center from Ohio State, they got a man who’d become the best center in the league for nearly a decade, and a borderline Pro Football Hall of Famer. Nick Mangold was just that for the Jets until injuries derailed him at the end of his career, and now Price can fill that role.

It wasn’t as smooth as Kevin Mawae to Mangold was, but the Jets have their man to lead the offensive line for a long time to come. The Jets are getting a two-time All-American and the 2017 Dave Rimington Trophy winner for best center in the country.

Price isn’t the fastest center and doesn’t have major twitch abilty. However, what he lacks in total skills, he makes up for in awareness and intelligence. What separates him from most college centers is the ability to handle bigger nose tackles, and that’s key as more and more odd front defenses are popping up in the NFL.