jim f'S MOCK DRAFT
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jim f'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

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  • jim f DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC- FutureB-
The Jets did enough to get by: C+.

The Jets bet big and early on Roman Hemby, 115 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

The Styles pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They banked enough surplus on Anderson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

If Arvell Reese and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 6th overall pick they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A want over a need in the Round 1 slot: Sonny Styles adds a linebacker while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick24 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at slot 24, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
No drama and no debate, Dillon Thieneman went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 1. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at the 103rd pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zane Durant. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A tidy bit of business in the 178th overall pick, where Aaron Anderson graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick192 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Good price on Taylen Green in the 192nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dallen Bentley at pick 206 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dominic Zvada well ahead of where he belonged. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick218 Rnd7 Antonio Kite
They jumped the gun on Antonio Kite, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at No. 242 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.