Art'S MOCK DRAFT

Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Reality

  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Jets kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Jets will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Landing Allen that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They are betting Young proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In pick No. 2 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
Good price on Makai Lemon in pick 16, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick33 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at Round 2, Pick 12 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.