0987'S MOCK DRAFT
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0987'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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  • 0987 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Jets: B-.

The Jets torched the value chart for Jadon Canady, taking him 30 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Caldwell steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

It is not that Hill Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Jets had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 2nd overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
No drama and no debate, Dillon Thieneman went about where he belonged in slot 33. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Anthony Hill Jr. at linebacker with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the 103rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in pick No. 175 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jadon Canady
A big swing on Jadon Canady at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick192 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
No edge and no loss on Pat Coogan in the 192nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Josh Moten
They took Josh Moten at par in pick No. 206, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jalen Huskey
The board had cheaper options than Jalen Huskey at Round 6, Pick 30, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zxavian Harris. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They robbed the room for Jeff Caldwell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.