cdcollins'S MOCK DRAFT
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cdcollins'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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  • cdcollins DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets bet the future on Mendoza. The board says 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. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Coogan lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Getting Downs where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick18 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
They read the board right and Caleb Downs was the payoff at Round 1, Pick 18. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell in pick 34 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the 46th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
They reached into another round for Akheem Mesidor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Nothing to complain about; Trinidad Chambliss went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd5 Monroe Mills
A tidy little value on Monroe Mills in the 178th pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
They paid a round early for Drayk Bowen in slot 196, more than the board wanted. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick205 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A wild overpay on Pat Coogan in Round 6, Pick 24, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Calhoun
Cam Calhoun is a better player than the 212th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on De'Zhaun Stribling. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss in pick 239 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.