EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
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EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

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  • EvieCarli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets found their guy under center in Mendoza: B.

The Jets spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

They are betting Wade proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Sadiq pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 16 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They let Kenyon Sadiq come to them and pounced at slot 33. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Anthony Hill Jr. in the 44th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caden Curry
No drama and no debate, Caden Curry went about where he belonged in pick No. 103. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at pick 175 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They took Gracen Halton at par in Round 5, Pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner at the 192nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Jalon Daniels graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at slot 209 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in the 218th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They left a pile of value on the table to take Keaten Wade this early at Round 7, Pick 26. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.