jets'S MOCK DRAFT
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jets'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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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
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody else had Jordan Hall anywhere near the 218th overall pick. The Jets did, by 26 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 2 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 16 they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They paid sticker price for Dillon Thieneman in the 44th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They went early on Tacario Davis in pick No. 103, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Charles Jagusah
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Jagusah. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd5 Luke Altmyer
Luke Altmyer in Round 5, Pick 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
Fair-plus on DJ Harvey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes in slot 206 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
No drama and no debate, J. Michael Sturdivant went about where he belonged in the 210th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at pick No. 218 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick242 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A reach for Micah Morris in the 242nd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.