After Burners'S MOCK DRAFT
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After Burners'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 12, 2025

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NYJ)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Jets' new face under center. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Jets committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Zuhn III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Daniels pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at No. 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick18 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 18 they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
They took Quincy Rhodes Jr. at par in Round 2, Pick 6, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick47 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 47th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Nothing to complain about; Davison Igbinosun went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 194 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the 203rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak at the 212th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick218 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Value said wait; Barion Brown in the 218th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in slot 239 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
By-the-book stuff, Pat Coogan at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brett Norfleet. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.