TXHeathen'S MOCK DRAFT
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TXHeathen'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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JETS (trade2 pick)

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (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
George Pickens
WR
Head Shot
Malik Willis
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a A-, for the Jets.

The Jets spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Romello Height, the No. 41 name on the board, in slot 242. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Hill Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 12 they get a franchise quarterback, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 16th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In pick No. 20 they get the heartbeat of the defense, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the 33rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell in pick 44 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
Somehow Kenyon Sadiq was still sitting there in the 103rd pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordyn Tyson
They robbed the room for Jordyn Tyson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd5 Akheem Mesidor
You do not let an edge rusher like Akheem Mesidor reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at Round 6, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jermod McCoy
Taking Jermod McCoy in No. 206 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Michael Taaffe in slot 209, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kaytron Allen
Circle this one: Kaytron Allen at pick 218 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Romello Height
Romello Height in pick No. 242 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.