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thedovewarlord'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

NYJ Swindle Redux

  • thedovewarlord DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SF)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (SF)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SF)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BUF)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (SF)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mitch Trubisky
QB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Jets, and a B- to prove it.

The Jets torched the value chart for Dominic Zvada, taking him 83 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Ponds pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Jets had louder needs to answer first. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
No edge and no loss on Arvell Reese in slot 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick27 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Sonny Styles while clear needs at quarterback and edge rusher sat open.
Pick33 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A want over a need in No. 33: CJ Allen adds a linebacker while quarterback and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 2 slot leaves quarterback and edge rusher for later.
Pick81 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange in the 92nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Somehow Malachi Fields was still sitting there in slot 100, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jude Bowry in the 130th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Louis Moore slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Steal is underselling it; Bryce Boettcher at pick No. 192 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
A safety of that caliber at No. 206 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd7 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick 218 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Value said wait; Dominic Zvada in Round 7, Pick 4 says they were not listening. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick242 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ Donaldson. The roster fit checks out.