Fodd'S MOCK DRAFT
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Fodd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2026

Jets rebuild

  • Fodd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Head Shot
Tylan Wallace
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Corey Davis
WR
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Jets won the night they stopped Fields from sliding. Grade: A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Jets should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Fields. They will need Roush to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Jets had louder needs to answer first. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Sonny Styles and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese slipping to the 16th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick18 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 18 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, safety and other spots to take Sonny Styles, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at the 33rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Value with a capital V on Brandon Cisse in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick49 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They took Gennings Dunker at par in slot 49, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Sam Roush
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Roush. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
They robbed the room for Malachi Fields here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
By-the-book stuff, DeMonte Capehart at No. 140 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They liked Taylen Green enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 179. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
No drama and no debate, Latrell McCutchin Sr. went about where he belonged in pick 228. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen at Round 7, Pick 26 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.