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New York Jets

No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Jets.

by LARAMS · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D
Future A

There is reaching, and then there is Garrett Nussmeier at No. 44. The Jets jumped the board by 37 and dared it to prove them wrong. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. With interior defensive lineman and offensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In pick 12 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In the 16th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Akheem Mesidor · DE-EDGE · rank 37
In No. 20 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 32
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, CJ Allen adds a linebacker and leaves interior defensive lineman and offensive lineman untouched.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 81
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Nussmeier in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 72
They barely believed it either: Treydan Stukes still on the board at slot 92. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 80
Steal is underselling it; Davison Igbinosun at slot 103 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.40 · Pick 140 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 177
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in pick 140 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.39 · Pick 179 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 165
Nice patience on Demond Claiborne, who had no business lasting to the 179th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.12 · Pick 228 · VJ Payne · S · rank 201
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 228 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.26 · Pick 242 · Kaden Wetjen · WR · rank 234
Kaden Wetjen slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. It fills a real need, too.
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