2026 NFL Draft: Final Jets Wire staff mock predictions

TL;DR

The Jets Wire staff has released their final mock predictions for the 2026 NFL Draft, focusing on the New York Jets' first two days of picks. The Jets have four selections: Nos. 2, 16, 33, and 44.

Key points

Jets Wire staff released final mock predictions for 2026 NFL Draft
Jets have four selections: Nos. 2, 16, 33, and 44
Mock predictions include contributions from Nick Wojton, Geoffrey Knox, and Craig Moffett
Draft will cover Rounds 1-3 over the first two days

New York JetsNFL Draft

With the 2026 NFL Draft nearly here, the staff at Jets Wire has put together our final predictions for the event in a mock.

Our mock predictions are for the New York Jets' picks that are in the first two days of this year's draft. On those days, we'll see Rounds 1-3 unfold and in that area the Jets have four selections at Nos. 2, 16, 33, and 44.

Making mock projections for each of those picks will be Jets Wire editor Nick Wojton along with contributing writers Geoffrey Knox and Craig Moffett.

Jets Wire's full final 2026 mock draft can be found below:

Round 1, pick No. 2

Dec 31, 2025; Arlington, TX, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Arvell Reese (8) gets into position during the 2025 Cotton Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Wojton's pick: LB Arvell Reese, Ohio State.

It's down to either Reese or Bailey here. We've seen a lot of reports indicating the Jets want both players. Because Reese is considered the one to have a higher potential and a personal feeling that Bailey talk is more of a "smokescreen" to entice potential trades, Reese is the pick. Reese has an NFL build and versatility that he'd bring to the Jets

Knox's pick: ED David Bailey, Texas Tech.

The top two edge rushers in this draft are Rueben Bain Jr. and David Bailey. Both lack what is often called 'NFL size', though for some, it's hard to say two six-foot-three athletes lack length.

Anyway, that won't scare off the Jets here. Bailey has been linked to New York with the second overall selection for a while now, and though Bain might be the best pass rusher in this class by a slight margin, no one will complain about adding a bona fide pass rusher to a Brian Duker-led defense that needs one.