JETS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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4/16/2026 B

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New York Jets

A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B weekend for the Jets.

by OhioJetsFan1 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B+
Trades B-
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jordyn Tyson, the No. 21 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 26. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In pick No. 2 they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Makai Lemon · WR · rank 10
In the 16th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
They will replay Arvell Reese at pick No. 33 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 5
Taking David Bailey in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 17
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Kenyon Sadiq in pick 103, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
They barely believed it either: Mansoor Delane still on the board at Round 4, Pick 18. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Kayden McDonald · DT · rank 18
Kayden McDonald at the 128th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.40 · Pick 140 · Spencer Fano · OT · rank 9
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 140th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.39 · Pick 179 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 11
Sonny Styles at slot 179 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Akheem Mesidor · DE-EDGE · rank 37
Akheem Mesidor in No. 222 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.12 · Pick 228 · Chase Bisontis · OG · rank 53
Chase Bisontis at pick 228 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.26 · Pick 242 · Jordyn Tyson · WR · rank 21
They robbed the room for Jordyn Tyson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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