Mike'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Jets
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NYJ)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LAC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Scott Matlock
DT
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Jets robbed the room for Fitzgerald. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Jets were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 119 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 5 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. If Milroe pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value.
Pick55 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A slide stopped in No. 55, with Xavier Watts worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A quiet steal in the 86th pick: Elijah Arroyo for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the Round 3 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Circle this one: Denzel Burke at pick 109 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in slot 124 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
They barely believed it either: Ryan Fitzgerald still on the board at pick No. 146. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick157 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
They will replay Darius Alexander at the 157th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in Round 6, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.