With their second first-round pick, at No. 29 overall, the Jets drafted Ohio State center Nick Mangold.
“He’s going to give us great competition at a couple of spots, both center and guard, which is a positive thing for us,” Mangini said.
The 6-3½, 300-pounder will be reunited with former Buckeyes teammate and good friend Mike Nugent, who was the Jets’ first pick last year. Mangold will help replace Pro Bowler Kevin Mawae, who was let go after the season and signed with Tennessee.
“I think it is a great thing to have that kind of pressure,” Mangold said by conference call. “Going into Ohio State, I also had to fill the shoes of some pretty good centers.”
