Moe Horowitz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Moe Horowitz'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

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  • Moe Horowitz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Jets
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
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George Pickens
WR
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LaJohntay Wester
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Jets this weekend: B+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Jets reached some 93 spots for Dominic Zvada, and value like that does not grow back.

Lawson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The Styles pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and safety still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 12 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In the 16th pick they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Sonny Styles at linebacker with edge rusher and safety open.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They took Emmanuel Pregnon at par in the 33rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A reach for Jake Slaughter in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at pick No. 103, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Deontae Lawson while clear needs at edge rusher and safety sat open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
A conviction pick on Kaytron Allen at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They read the board right and Eli Raridon was the payoff at slot 140. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick152 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick No. 152 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A reach on Zane Durant in pick 165; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
You do not let a cornerback like Domani Jackson reach No. 174 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick179 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Value with a capital V on Aamil Wagner in the 179th overall pick, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A big swing on Cole Payton at the 194th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in pick 208 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominic Zvada in the 211th pick, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick218 Rnd7 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady slipping to pick No. 220 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Thaddeus Dixon in No. 242, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.