Pj'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Jets
Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Aidan Keanaaina Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aidan Keanaaina
DT California
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (JAX)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Jets lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Elijhah Badger at pick 42 is 250 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Landing Dike that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at slot 36 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 Elijhah Badger
A wild overpay on Elijhah Badger in the 42nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A conviction pick on Andrew Mukuba at the 70th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in No. 73 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Antwane Wells Jr.
They talked themselves into Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick142 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
They robbed the room for Joshua Farmer here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at pick 145. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick146 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 5 slot, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick162 Rnd5 Aidan Keanaaina
Aidan Keanaaina in the 162nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
They will replay Chimere Dike at pick No. 186 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold at the 207th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.