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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CLE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Players Gained
Head Shot
BJ Hill
DT
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB+ FutureA
The Jets robbed the room for Wilson. Final grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Jared Wilson sat on the board until pick No. 146, and the Jets did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A tidy bit of business in No. 42, where Grey Zabel graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick81 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 17 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 92 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalen Milroe in the 109th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They let Jordan Phillips come to them and pounced at pick 118. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
The board fumbled Jared Wilson all the way to the 146th overall pick, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in slot 165 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Circle this one: Jake Briningstool at slot 188 is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Reed still on the board at No. 209. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. in the 217th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.