Art'S MOCK DRAFT
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Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Final

  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 103: the Jets steal Slaughter and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Jake Slaughter sat on the board until the 103rd pick, and the Jets did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will need Nussmeier to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick 2 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 16 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 1: Sonny Styles for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick44 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
They talked themselves into Garrett Nussmeier at pick No. 44, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Hezekiah Masses in slot 140. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
They let J'Mari Taylor come to them and pounced at the 179th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in the 194th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
The board had Dallen Bentley higher than slot 208, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
The board had cheaper options than Jalon Daniels at No. 218, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Huskey at pick No. 242. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.