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gary kleissler1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 27, 2026

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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players traded away
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Corey Davis
WR
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Jamien Sherwood
LB
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Jermaine Johnson
LB
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Josh Reynolds
WR
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Tyler Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Jets bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kalil Alexander at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 84 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick 2 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick7 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a green-dot type in the middle, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Zion Young
They paid up for Zion Young at the 33rd pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They jumped the gun on Malachi Fields, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick101 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bud Clark well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 175 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in No. 178 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
A tidy little value on Kobe Baynes in the 192nd pick, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick206 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
A wild overpay on Kalil Alexander in Round 6, Pick 27, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key at the 218th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at pick 242 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.