To move up six places, the Jets traded their second-round pick as well as their fourth-round choice.

If the Jets do not trade Jordan, he will play out the final year of his contract and become a free agent after the 2004 season.

They agree that the Jets should trade Johnson and think it is the wave of the future in football.

The Jets eventually traded their top pick to the Rams one day before the draft.

The Jets could also trade Lucas after this season, receiving draft picks in return.

If they cannot have that deal, they want the Jets to trade Jordan, Keels said last night.

But as of last night, the Jets and Moss's agent were still trading proposals, and a deal was not yet in place.

In the end, though, most football people expect the Jets to trade the pick.

Monk and Moore are among 10 starters the Jets have either dropped or traded or lost to free agency.

"The Jets did not trade for me to come off the bench for anybody," Esiason said.