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STIZ'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

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  • STIZ DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
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CeeDee Lamb
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Jets turned the phones into found money: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Jets came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher and running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Nussmeier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 12 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
They paid sticker price for Makai Lemon in Round 1, Pick 16, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick20 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in pick 20 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick33 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
A conviction pick on Garrett Nussmeier at No. 33 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Sonny Styles while clear needs at edge rusher and running back sat open.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
No edge and no loss on Bishop Fitzgerald in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes in the 175th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They read the board right and Red Murdock was the payoff at pick No. 178. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick192 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A quiet steal in the 192nd overall pick: Thaddeus Dixon for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick No. 206 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 209, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brett Norfleet. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jacobe Johnson
A tidy bit of business in slot 242, where Jacobe Johnson graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.