gary kleissler'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

gary kleissler'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2026

Jets

  • gary kleissler DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (PHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (TEN)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (TEN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Saquon Barkley
RB
Head Shot
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Quandre Diggs
S
Head Shot
Calvin Ridley
WR
Head Shot
Drew Sanders
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Quinnen Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Jets found their guy under center in Mendoza: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Jets did exactly that with Dane Key in No. 108.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With safety and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 2 they get the arm they will build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick4 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 4 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick16 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A surprising call. With safety and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent the Round 1 slot on Sonny Styles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colton Hood
They paid sticker price for Colton Hood in the 33rd pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at Round 2, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mikail Kamara well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dane Key
They talked themselves into Dane Key at the 108th pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 122 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in the 136th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in slot 175 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.