0987'S MOCK DRAFT
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0987'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Jets.

The Jets put a flag in the ground for Patrick Payton, 72 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Thieneman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 2nd pick they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Colton Hood at pick 33 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman is a better player than Round 2, Pick 12 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Value said wait; Keylan Rutledge in pick No. 103 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in slot 175 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in the 178th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick192 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
The board had cheaper options than Zxavian Harris at pick 206, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
They went early on Jeff Caldwell in slot 209, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
A reach for Jalen Huskey in the 218th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Cole Payton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cole Payton in pick No. 242. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.