ostr'S MOCK DRAFT

ostr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2025

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  • ostr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Sam M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sam M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DET)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (BAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zay Flowers
WR
Head Shot
David Montgomery
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Allen Lazard
WR
Head Shot
Breece Hall
RB
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Jets a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Sam M'Pemba at No. 257 is 167 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The veteran additions, Zay Flowers chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In pick 4 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a three-down second-level presence. More want than need.
Pick45 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the 45th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
A straight-up fair deal on Germie Bernard at Round 2, Pick 17, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at the 156th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick176 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 178th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Cam Calhoun
No drama and no debate, Cam Calhoun went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kevin Jennings
They liked Kevin Jennings enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 24. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at No. 212 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick220 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
A wild overpay on Da'Shawn Womack in pick No. 220, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick240 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the 240th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling in pick 255 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick257 Rnd7 Sam M'Pemba
Sam M'Pemba in slot 257 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.