Jim F'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jim F'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2026

Ohio State Draft

  • Jim F DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Jets: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Jets took Roman Hemby at the 192nd pick, roughly 76 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Hill Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a two-high chess piece. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 16 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 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.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A surprising call. With quarterback and edge rusher still to address, they spent slot 44 on Sonny Styles, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick103 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 103rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick178 Rnd5 J. Michael Sturdivant
They talked themselves into J. Michael Sturdivant at pick No. 178, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at Round 6, Pick 13 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in slot 206; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
No drama and no debate, Brett Norfleet went about where he belonged in the 210th pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick218 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They paid up for Tony Grimes at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall in the 242nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.