Jets select Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou with the No. 7 overall pick in NFL draft

By Canadian Press on April 24, 2025.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets selected Missouri offensive tackle Armand Membou with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.

With the Jets entering the draft with several needs, including at right tackle, new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn opted to add another big, physical building block for the offensive line.

The addition of Membou comes a year after New York drafted Olu Fashanu with the 11th overall pick. Fashanu started at both offensive tackle spots last year, but played well late after he took over on the left side for the injured Tyron Smith. If Fashanu stays at left tackle, it would appear Membou would take over on the right side.

The Jets have an opening at right tackle after Morgan Moses signed with New England as a free agent last month. New York also has Carter Warren, Max Mitchell and Chukwuma Okorafor who could play right tackle, but the 6-foot-4, 330-pound Membou could be a plug-in and play option.

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Dennis Waszak Jr., The Associated Press