Jets insider reveals which prospect is the 'favorite' to be No. 2 overall pick
This isn't a major surprise at-all for the Jets.
Jets insider reveals which prospect is the 'favorite' to be No. 2 overall pick originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The New York Jets have some of the best draft capital over the next two years, thanks in large part to their trades of Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams this past season. But their best pick this year in the 2026 NFL Draft is the second-overall selection. Their options are abundant, as any non-Fernando Mendoza prospect is on the table.
However, according to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic , there is a favorite for the 2nd overall pick for the Jets. This player is Ohio State's Arvell Reese, just ahead of David Bailey out of Texas Tech. The favorite to go No.
2 overall is Ohio State's Arvell Reese "So, Reese still feels like the favorite to be picked, but Bailey is definitely a contender," Rosenblatt writes. While Reese is called the favorite for the 2nd pick, Bailey is "definitely a possibility," with the Jets' first-round pick. The Texas Tech edge had 14.