C
New York Jets
Grand theft in No. 92: the Jets steal Taaffe and grade out a C.
by mrf16 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 5 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Jets did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.
The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Taaffe steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get the heartbeat of the defense. More want than need.
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
A slide stopped in pick 33, with Olaivavega Ioane worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A tidy bit of business in slot 44, where Brandon Cisse graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.