CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT

CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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  • CMS2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Karson Sharar Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Karson Sharar
LB Iowa
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tai Felton
WR
Head Shot
Tre' Harris
WR
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Tyrod Taylor
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Jets this weekend: B+.

The Jets torched the value chart for Karson Sharar, taking him 81 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Durant.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 16 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Circle this one: Mansoor Delane at No. 33 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
By-the-book stuff, Elijah Sarratt at the 49th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zachariah Branch in the 103rd pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in Round 4, Pick 21 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 175 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Somehow Tanner Koziol was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 40, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the 192nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in slot 206 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
They will replay Nate Boerkircher at pick 209 for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick218 Rnd7 VJ Payne
Taking VJ Payne in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at the 240th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Karson Sharar
Karson Sharar in No. 242 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They let Eli Heidenreich come to them and pounced at pick 248. The roster fit checks out.