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Draft Selections
Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Vicari Swain Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Vicari Swain
CB South Carolina
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Anthony Smith Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Anthony Smith
DE-EDGE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Vicari Swain Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIN)
Vicari Swain
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ARI)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Denzel Burke
CB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA+
The Jets found their guy under center in Mestemaker: B+.

Somebody in pick 144 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Jets sat still while Kelley Jones, the No. 27 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They have staked the next five years on Drew Mestemaker, which is the only story that really matters here. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Colin Simmons
In No. 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick6 Rnd1 Drew Mestemaker
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Cayden Green
In the 30th overall pick they get a building block for the line, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
They paid sticker price for Kade Pieper in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson in No. 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sammy Brown
They robbed the room for Sammy Brown here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones at pick 144 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Vicari Swain
Somehow Vicari Swain was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
Circle this one: Raylen Wilson at slot 185 is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Anthony Smith
You do not let an edge rusher like Anthony Smith reach pick No. 202 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.