B
New York Jets
Nobody dealt better than the Jets this weekend: B.
by Savenyc ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 17 picks
· 4 steals
· 6 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Jets started one anyway for Carson Beck, 75 picks ahead of schedule. No fireworks, but a solid B.
Landing Everette that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.
The veteran additions, Greg Rousseau chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 2 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence. More want than need.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 1 with a little surplus value in Chris Brazzell II. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A real head-scratcher, Carson Beck in pick 45 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Zachariah Branch at the 92nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Taking Connor Lew in No. 111 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Daylen Everette in slot 115 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 127 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Drew Allar in the 138th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Kaytron Allen in Round 5, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Anez Cooper in the Round 5 slot, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Good price on Kevin Coleman Jr. in the 170th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 179 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Thaddeus Dixon in No. 211 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for Robert Spears-Jennings in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaydn Ott in Round 7, Pick 26. It fills a real need, too.
Wesley Williams at No. 256 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.