Jets earn better grade than Dolphins and Patriots for first-round trade-up

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The New York Jets made a trade on draft night, moving up from their No. 33 overall pick at the top of the second round to select Omar Cooper Jr., the wide receiver out of Indiana.

But, they weren't the only team to swing a trade in the back-half of the first round. And every AFC East team made a trade, but the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots were the two other teams to trade up the board.

According to ESPN's Seth Walder, the Jets' late-first trade-up was the best move of the three, earning the highest grade between the Dolphins, Patriots, and Jets first-round trade-ups.

Jets earn best grade from 1st round trade-up among Dolphins, Patriots

The Jets trade with the San Francisco 49ers had the Jets giving up the No. 33 overall pick and the No. 179 pick to move up to No. 30 overall. Walder handed the Jets a grade of B+.

"The Jets were the third AFC East team in four picks to move up exactly three spots," Walder writes. "They paid the cheapest price by far..."

The Patriots moved up with the Buffalo Bills, sending the No. 125 and the No. 31 picks to move up to the No. 28 pick. Walder gave the Patriots a "B" grade for this deal.

A pick right before this, the Dolphins swung their trade-up, sending the 30th and 90th selections to the 49ers for the 27th and 138th picks. Walder gave Miami a "C" grade.