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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

JETS

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Strnad
LB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Jets this weekend: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Jets took Patrick Payton a full 140 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Dixon value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 12th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 33rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dontay Corleone this early at pick No. 44. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
They reached a country mile for Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 92, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
A straight-up fair deal on Nicholas Singleton at pick 103, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Payton in pick 104, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A real head-scratcher, Drew Allar in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in slot 140 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu at No. 179 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They read the board right and Thaddeus Dixon was the payoff at pick No. 228. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They paid up for Robert Spears-Jennings at the 242nd pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.