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RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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  • roylornn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Jets: B-.

Nobody else had Patrick Payton anywhere near pick 192. The Jets did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Landing Harvey that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 2 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 16 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sonny Styles at the 33rd overall pick is the proof. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick44 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at slot 44 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Chandler Rivers for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Good price on Bryce Boettcher in the 175th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick178 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
Value said wait; Sawyer Robertson in No. 178 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in the 192nd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in pick 206 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta at pick No. 218 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
You do not let a cornerback like DJ Harvey reach Round 7, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.