The came into the 2026 NFL Draft with some of the best draft capital of any team. They owned the No. 2, No. 16, No. 33, and No. 44 overall picks. They wound up making just two of those selections after some trades. In Round 1, they took David Bailey over Arvell Reese, and then made a somewhat surprising selection of Kenyon Sadiq with the 16th pick. After a trade-up for Omar Cooper Jr., the Jets had made a few big splashes already. Then, following one pick on Day 2 and four on Day 3, handed out a grade for Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey, which saw the Jets receive one of the best grades of the 2026 NFL Draft. He gave the Jets an A-. Jets receive lofty grade from Mel Kiper Jr. for draft cla s The Jets draft cla s saw Bailey be the pick at No. 2, Sadiq at No. 16, Cooper at No. 30, D'Angelo Ponds at No. 50, Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 103, Cade Klubnik at No. 110, Anez Cooper at No. 188, and CJ Payne at No. 228. Not only did the Jets land three players in Bailey, Sadiq, and Cooper who can be Hayden Wesneski Jersey instant-impacts for the team, they also landed players who could be solid pieces down the road. Ponds might need to adjust to the NFL level, but with his NFL comp in Aaron Glenn being his head coach and defensive play caller, his transition to the league should go well. Kiper "loved" this pick for the Jets as well. Jackson is a ma sive interior defensive lineman, Klubnik is some nice QB depth behind Geno Smith, Cooper is ever-useful OL depth, and Payne is an intriguing DB prospect. More : Overall, this was a great draft from the Jets. While there were questions about Bailey over Reese, and Sadiq over someone like Makai Lemon, the overall outcome of the draft for the Jets was a very good one. They addre sed their WR need with Cooper, added more offensive upside with Sadiq, got their edge rusher in Bailey, more defensive backfield help with Ponds and Payne, and got trench depth with Cooper and Jackson. It was a great draft for the Jets, and is setting them up well for a ton of succe s if they can hit on a quarterback in next year's draft when a ton of great QBs are expected to come out. More Jets news: Kevin Alcantara Jersey