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2017 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Projections after Week 8

By Tyler Brooke

Oct 1, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) warms up prior to the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Clemson, SC, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) warms up prior to the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) is blocked by Kentucky Wildcats running back Jojo Kemp (3) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide defeated Kentucky 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) is blocked by Kentucky Wildcats running back Jojo Kemp (3) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide defeated Kentucky 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama. Reuben Foster. 4. player. 30. . LB

The New York Jets have a couple of holes, but their defense is filled with some legitimate young talent that they can continue to build around. With Darron Lee emerging as a legitimate starting linebacker, why not draft another one to pair with him?

Alabama has been developing linebackers for years, and Reuben Foster is another one of those Crimson Tide players who could become an elite talent at the next level.

While Foster might not be the greatest linebacker to come out of Alabama, the talent is definitely there for him to be a top-five pick. He’s got tremendous size and instincts and comes in at full speed to blow up opposing ball carriers like he did in the season opener against USC.

Foster isn’t the best pass rusher, but he can make so many other plays around the field that the Jets should think long and hard about picking him up if he’s available with the No. 4 pick.

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