Ralph Kramden'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ralph Kramden'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

Holy Shit!

  • Ralph Kramden DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Jets' new face under center. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jermod McCoy, Round 6, Pick 27, roughly 197 picks past where he belonged.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese is a better player than pick No. 16 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick33 Rnd2 David Bailey
Somehow David Bailey was still sitting there in slot 33, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jordyn Tyson
You do not let a wide receiver like Jordyn Tyson reach pick No. 44 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at Round 5, Pick 37 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick178 Rnd5 Chase Bisontis
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Chase Bisontis in the 178th overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at No. 192 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jermod McCoy
They will replay Jermod McCoy at pick 206 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
The board fumbled Akheem Mesidor all the way to the 209th pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at pick 218 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.