hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
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hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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Draft 2

  • hinz18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Jets would have aced it. Carson Beck at Round 2, Pick 12 is 63 spots clear of where he belonged.

On value alone, Boerkircher makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
Rueben Bain Jr. in the 2nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick16 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 16 they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Nice patience on Olaivavega Ioane, who had no business lasting to the 33rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick44 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at Round 2, Pick 12 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick175 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher at slot 178 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick192 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
The board fumbled Aaron Anderson all the way to the 192nd pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
Toriano Pride Jr. in pick 206 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
They did well to land Sawyer Robertson in the 209th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey at No. 218 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick242 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They paid sticker price for Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 242, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.