With the Jets’ first pick of Day 3, they selected West Virginia TE Trevon Wesco after trading back multiple times.
New York needed a blocking tight end to replace Eric Tomlinson, who has not been consistent or effective. With Chris Herndon facing suspension, Wesco will have to step up, even though he is still very raw in the passing game.
Let’s get to know the newest Jets tight end.
Big Blocker
The Jets are getting a versatile player in Trevon Wesco.
Wesco can line up at h-back, fullback and tight end for the Jets. He can move all over the offense and offers a complementary option to Chris Herndon as Wesco is the better blocker. ESPN’s Todd McShay called him the best blocking tight end in the draft.
He is a very raw prospect but will find himself on the field in 2019 due to his pure blocking ability.
JUCO Transfer
For his first two seasons as a college football player, Trevon Wesco starred at Lackawanna College, a private junior college in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Wesco was 46th-best junior college player, according to Rivals, the No. 3 junior college tight end nationally, according to ESPN, and the No. 7 junior college tight end nationally, according to 247Sports.
He missed his sophomore season at Lackawanna College due to injury, transferred to West Virginia and redshirted.
High School Standout
Trevon Wesco hails from Martinsburg, West Virginia, where he starred as a football and basketball player.
Wesco played wide receiver and quarterback in high school before tearing his meniscus his senior year. The injury took all Divison 1 offers off the table.
The injury forced Wesco to play college football at a JUCO for his first two seasons, but his journey still resulted in an NFL draft selection.
Not even scratching the surface
Trevon Wesco was not properly utilized in West Virginia until his redshirt senior season, but even then he was only scratching the surface.
He caught 26 passes for 366 yards and a touchdown. He became a security blanket for his quarterback, Will Grier, who was taken by the Carolina Panthers on Day 2.
He was honored as a member of the All-Big-12 First Team and earned an invitation to the Reese’s Senior Bowl.
Wesco was primialry a sixth offensive lineman for the Mountaineers, so he still has not been able to come into his own in the passing game. Expect him to hit the next level in the pros.
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