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bbg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

2026 cowboys rebuild

  • bbg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Tippmann
C
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Jets bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

The Jets lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

The cost of the Graves reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Kitselman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick 2 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 16 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A premium they did not need to pay, Lee Hunter a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
No drama and no debate, Gennings Dunker went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 12. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
By-the-book stuff, Michael Taaffe at No. 67 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the 103rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Value said wait; Beau Stephens in pick No. 140 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at the 179th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Lander Barton
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lander Barton. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick242 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at slot 242 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.