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RUN ON APR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Jets: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Jets spent Round 5, Pick 39 on Patrick Payton, a name the board had a full 69 spots lower. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Haulcy. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They will answer for taking linebacker early while cornerback and interior defensive lineman went begging. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a cornerstone up front, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 20th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick24 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 24th pick they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at No. 33 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the Round 2 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Taking A.J. Haulcy in slot 92 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Harold Perkins Jr. adds a linebacker while cornerback and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick107 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at slot 107 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford slipping to Round 4, Pick 40 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Payton in pick 179, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Logan Fano
They reached into another round for Logan Fano, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in pick No. 228 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They paid sticker price for Diego Pavia in No. 242, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.