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EK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

MENDOZAAA

  • EK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (PIT)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Jets' new face under center. Grade: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Jets' quarterback, full stop.

Landing Bernard that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 16th pick they get an enforcer at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They let Christen Miller come to them and pounced at No. 33. The roster fit checks out.
Pick53 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at slot 53 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They robbed the room for Germie Bernard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Julian Neal
The board fumbled Julian Neal all the way to Round 4, Pick 3, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick178 Rnd5 Sam Roush
Circle this one: Sam Roush at the 178th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick192 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick206 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 206th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
No edge and no loss on Jerry Wilson in the 209th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II at pick No. 242 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.