Art'S MOCK DRAFT

Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

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  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Jets.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Jets took Carson Beck a full 79 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hunter. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the 2nd overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick 16 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Value said wait; Carson Beck in the 33rd pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in Round 2, Pick 12 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd4 Louis Moore
A premium they did not need to pay, Louis Moore a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick179 Rnd5 Reggie Virgil
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Reggie Virgil in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at pick No. 194 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
Nothing to complain about; Le'Veon Moss went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A reach for Aiden Fisher in the 218th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick242 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Logan Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.