Coach Free'S MOCK DRAFT
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Coach Free'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

Jet Draft 26

  • Coach Free 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
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rondale Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
The Jets checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Nobody else had Kamran James anywhere near pick No. 206. The Jets did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Aguilar pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Hill Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman and running back.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 2 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 16 they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 33rd overall pick on Anthony Hill Jr. with offensive lineman and running back unsolved.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A surprising call. With offensive lineman and running back still to address, they spent slot 49 on Sonny Styles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Steal is underselling it; Jake Golday at No. 97 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They took D'Angelo Ponds at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
A big swing on Eric O'Neill at No. 175, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A straight-up fair deal on Bud Clark at pick No. 178, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jerry Wilson this early at Round 6, Pick 13. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kamran James
They reached into another round for Kamran James, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick210 Rnd6 Barion Brown
They did well to land Barion Brown in the 210th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at pick 218 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar at the 242nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.