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2017 NFL Draft: Final Round 1 Mock for All 32 Picks

By Peter Panacy

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the start of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) celebrates after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) celebrates after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Deshaun Watson. 6. player. 30. . Quarterback. Clemson

Yes, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson is the first quarterback taken off the boards here in Round 1 of the NFL Draft. Not North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky.

The New York Jets have been rife with quarterbacking issues for some time now, and the need is as pressing as ever. A hunch would have one believing the Jets don’t want to take a chance on a one-year starter, like Trubisky, and would rather go with a proven winner.

Watson has defied the critics all along. And his impressive performance over Alabama — the closest thing to an NFL defense — in the College Football National Championship game is enough to convince New York’s decision makers.

Sure, Watson isn’t a plug-and-play starter. Questions will still be there about his ability to adjust to the pro game.

Yet the intangibles are aspects which the Jets need right away.