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cdcollins'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

Indiana

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Jets grade out a 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. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The cost of the Owens II reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Love falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 2 they get a passer to set the clock by. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 16 they get a workhorse for the backfield at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in Round 2, Pick 1 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Fair-plus on Sonny Styles, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
A reasonable price with a little left over, Daylen Everette in the 103rd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
They paid a round early for Raylen Wilson in slot 175, more than the board wanted. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick179 Rnd5 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in the 179th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at pick No. 193 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
They went early on Tristan Leigh in Round 6, Pick 27, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Rueben Owens II
Rueben Owens II at No. 211 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick218 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Inniss at the 218th pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
They talked themselves into Roman Hemby at pick 242, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.