Frank N. Stein'S MOCK DRAFT
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Frank N. Stein'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2026

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  • Frank N. Stein DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The war room fell hard for Roman Hemby, and it showed at No. 206: 73 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Stockton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 2 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
A tidy little value on Makai Lemon in the 16th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick33 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Good price on Colton Hood in Round 2, Pick 1, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 44 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They will replay Max Iheanachor at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Nwankpa in the 175th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
A straight-up fair deal on Oscar Delp at pick No. 178, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick192 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 192 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
A real head-scratcher, Roman Hemby in Round 6, Pick 27 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
No edge and no loss on Trey Zuhn III in the 209th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick218 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford in the 218th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Gunner Stockton
Taking Gunner Stockton in No. 242 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.