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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 140 lands the Jets a B-, Wheatley and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Zakee Wheatley, the No. 90 name on the board, stolen at Round 4, Pick 40.

They will need Slaughter to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 David Bailey
In No. 2 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In pick 16 they get a true top target, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jake Slaughter this early at Round 2, Pick 1. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at the 44th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Carson Beck
They reached into another round for Carson Beck, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They did well to land Bryce Boettcher in the 179th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
The board fumbled Kendrick Law all the way to slot 228, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
Latrell McCutchin Sr. slipping to No. 242 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.