Jets predicted to pass on Ty Simpson with 16th pick for different offensive player
This prediction isn't that outlandish at all.
Jets predicted to pass on Ty Simpson with 16th pick for different offensive player originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Jets are looking to make some big splashes during the 2026 NFL Draft with four picks inside the top 44 picks.
At No. 2 overall, the Jets will have their pick of every player in the class not named Fernando Mendoza. But their other first-round pick at No.
16 could be a big pivot point. This might be the Ty Simpson spot. But, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic is predicting that the Jets will instead of taking Simpson will pick one of five possible receiver options.
Jets predicted to pass on Ty Simpson at 16 for WR/TE help "My prediction for No. 16 remains pass-catcher - if one of Makai Lemon or Carnell Tate falls there, ideally, but if not: Arizona State's Jordyn Tyson, Indiana's Omar Cooper or Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq make sense. " This prediction comes amid Rosenblatt making sense of the Jets' interest in Simpson with the 16th pick.