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RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
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Rome Odunze
WR
Draft Grade — Jets
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Ponds should have been long gone. The Jets pounced, and earned a A-.

When a board-topper like D'Angelo Ponds slides to the Round 3 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Jets did not.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Allar pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Styles pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back still on the board.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. More want than need.
Pick18 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 18 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
They bypassed pressing needs at running back to take Sonny Styles, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick44 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
A conviction pick on Gabe Jacas at the 44th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
You do not let a cornerback like D'Angelo Ponds reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick 92 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at No. 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at pick No. 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in Round 4, Pick 12 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick No. 140 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick179 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A reach for Taylen Green in the 179th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A reach on Eli Heidenreich in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fa'alili Fa'amoe. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.