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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Malik Hartford Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Malik Hartford
S Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Jets' new face under center. Grade: 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. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every board in the league had Hasz lower, and that gap is the story. Spending an early pick on linebacker with running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 18th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to slot 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 14 leaves running back for later.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick No. 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 178th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
They paid sticker price for Lee Hunter in No. 196, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ Harvey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Malik Hartford
Malik Hartford at pick No. 212 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 7, Pick 2 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Luke Hasz
Luke Hasz at pick 239 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.