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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CHI)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (CHI)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Jets: B-.

Hard to follow the map here. The Jets bypassed cornerback, edge rusher and other spots to take Jacob Rodriguez at the 44th pick, a spot they had covered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Allar reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the heartbeat of the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 16th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Peter Woods
Peter Woods at the 33rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jacob Rodriguez adds a linebacker and leaves cornerback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
A quiet steal in No. 103: Zakee Wheatley for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A reach for Drew Allar in Round 4, Pick 40; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick179 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They took Zane Durant at par in slot 179, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.