Bryce belconis'S MOCK DRAFT

Bryce belconis'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • Bryce belconis DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tyren Montgomery
WR John Carroll
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Jeff Sims Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jeff Sims
QB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brian Asamoah II
LB
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall C
ValueC- NeedB TradesB+ FutureF
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Jets: C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Jets shredded theirs for Jeff Sims. He came off 209 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

The Rodriguez pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, safety and other spots. Getting Boettcher where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Hit on Arvell Reese and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 16 they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A surprising call. With cornerback, safety and other spots still to address, they spent pick 33 on Jacob Rodriguez, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick44 Rnd2 Taylen Green
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at the 44th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery in slot 103 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd4 Malik Benson
No edge and no loss on Malik Benson in the 140th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Somehow Bryce Boettcher was still sitting there in slot 179, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick228 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They liked Diego Pavia enough to skip the value, taking him in the 228th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jeff Sims
A big swing on Jeff Sims at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.