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Jim F'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

Mendoza/Reese

  • Jim F DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Jets grade out a B+.

Nobody had Roman Hemby this high, and it is not close. The Jets reached 64 spots to get him at the Round 7 slot. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Lane at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
No edge and no loss on Fernando Mendoza in the 2nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Arvell Reese at the Round 1 slot is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick 33 is fair value, right on his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Thieneman at Round 2, Pick 12 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
The board fumbled Ja'Kobi Lane all the way to the 103rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Nothing to complain about; Oscar Delp went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A conviction pick on Trey Zuhn III at pick 193 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at Round 6, Pick 27 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick211 Rnd6 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack at the 211th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick218 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
They reached into another round for Roman Hemby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick242 Rnd7 Evan Tengesdahl
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Tengesdahl in slot 242, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.