Jim F'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jim F'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

Bain/Aller/Payton

  • Jim F DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
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
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 209, a reach of 44 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick No. 2 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 16th overall pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
They did well to land Dontay Corleone in pick 33, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick44 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in Round 2, Pick 12 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Drew Allar well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at slot 175 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A big swing on Bud Clark at Round 5, Pick 40, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Charles Jagusah
A reach for Charles Jagusah in pick No. 192; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eli Heidenreich
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eli Heidenreich in the 206th overall pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Zhaun Stribling. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Cole Payton
They reached into another round for Cole Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
They talked themselves into Fernando Carmona at pick 242, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.