The Jets moved to defense in the third round, taking the 6-1, 196-pound Thomas. He is a long corner who possesses a 78-inch wing span and was timed at 4.58 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day. In 37 games for the Seminoles, Thomas recorded 17 PDs, 95 tackles and 8 TFL.

“Football is football, and he plays the brand we want to play,” said HC Aaron Glenn. “He’s a big, physical man and I’m looking forward to him getting up here and being able to take what he did at Florida State and bring it to us because that’s how we play.”

The 6-4, 332-pound Membou, an explosive athlete who describes himself as a mauler, started 25 games at RT for Missouri in 2023-24.

“I’m a firm believer that you start it inside out,” Glenn said Thursday night.

From left to right, the Jets could start Olu Fashanu, John Simpson, Joe Tippmann, Alijah Vera-Tucker and Membou next season. Fashanu, selected No. 11 overall last season, and Membou, the highest selected O-lineman by the Jets since D’Brickashaw Ferguson in 2006, should be bookend tackles for many years ahead.

“We have our left tackle, we have our right tackle, we have our guards,” Glenn said. “So, listen, I know this, every skill player on our offense is excited right now, just because of what we have up front, and again, you build it inside out, and I’m a firm believer in that, and that’s what we did today.”

With Membou, Taylor and Thomas in tow, the Jets will move into Saturday with five picks – Round 4 (No. 110 overall) and pairs in Rounds 5 (No. 145 and No. 162) and 6 (No. 186 and No. 207). Then they’ll begin the undrafted free agent process.

“We feel really good about the way it’s unfolded and the players we’ve been able to add, and we look forward to adding more tomorrow,” Mougey said.