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jjj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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  • jjj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jets, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but George Gumbs Jr. at pick 192 is 81 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Landing Hurst that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Jets indulged a want in Allen while a need in safety and interior defensive lineman stayed open. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 2 they get the heartbeat of the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A surprising call. With safety and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick No. 33 on CJ Allen, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A reach for Omar Cooper Jr. in the 44th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They paid a round early for Mike Washington Jr. in No. 103, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A premium they did not need to pay, Taylen Green a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at No. 178 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, George Gumbs Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Diego Pavia. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick218 Rnd7 Oscar Delp
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Oscar Delp in Round 7, Pick 2, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
They will replay Kaden Wetjen at the 242nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.