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Patriots 2026 Draft

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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Anthony Evans III
WR Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Jets a B, Stroman and all.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jalen Stroman at No. 175 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Nussmeier lower, and that gap is the story. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 2nd pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 16 they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Nussmeier in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board had Anthony Hill Jr. higher than the 44th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at No. 103 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Somehow Jalen Stroman was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 36, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick179 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Nothing to complain about; Earnest Greene III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Taylen Green
You do not let a quarterback like Taylen Green reach slot 193 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
They paid up for Jamal Haynes at pick 207 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
They paid sticker price for Jerry Wilson in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
No edge and no loss on Brett Norfleet in the 218th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick242 Rnd7 Anthony Evans III
A tidy bit of business in slot 242, where Anthony Evans III graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.