Why Jets need their 2026 draft class to be great more than any other team
This is a must-win draft class for the Jets in 2026.
Why Jets need their 2026 draft class to be great more than any other team originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Jets are coming off a disastrous 2025 season, in which their leading receiver didn't make a catch after the first week of October, and the defense didn't record an interception all season long.
It's a mild surprise that Aaron Glenn wasn't fired after such a bad season, but now, he and general manager Darren Mougey are likely on the hot seat. That makes the 2026 NFL Draft class, with four picks inside the top 44 selections, so important for the Jets. NFL.
com lead draft writer Eric Edholm named the Jets as the one team that cannot afford to mess this year's draft class up. Jets need to nail the 2026 draft to keep Mougey and Glenn's jobs "How could it be anyone but the Jets? " Edholm writes.
"(Glenn's) almost certainly counting on this rookie class to buoy the ship, so GM Darren Mougey needs to hit on a lot of these picks. " The Jets have a lot of premium capital in this year's NFL Draft. Picking No.