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RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Jaleel Skinner Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaleel Skinner
TE Louisville
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B- for the Jets.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Jets spent slot 242 on Jaleel Skinner, a name most had 95 spots down the list. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Styles pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with cornerback and offensive lineman still on the board.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 16 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They bypassed pressing needs at cornerback and offensive lineman to take Sonny Styles, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick44 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
A reach on Akheem Mesidor in the 44th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zachariah Branch. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
The board had Xavier Nwankpa higher than the 175th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd5 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at No. 178 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamal Haynes in pick 192, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Haynes King
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Haynes King. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
They paid a round early for J. Michael Sturdivant in Round 6, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall in the 218th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jaleel Skinner
They reached a country mile for Jaleel Skinner at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.