Connor MacDuff'S MOCK DRAFT
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Connor MacDuff'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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  • Connor MacDuff DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
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
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets found their guy under center in Mendoza: B.

The search is over. The Jets handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Every board in the league had Alexander lower, and that gap is the story. The Price steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

With safety and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 16 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Sonny Styles while clear needs at safety and interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A slide stopped in pick No. 44, with Omar Cooper Jr. worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Taking Jadarian Price in the 103rd pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at No. 140 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 179th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 228 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander at Round 7, Pick 26 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.