Jets seem set to make franchise history with No. 2 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Jets are all but locks to make some franchise history on Thursday night.
Jets seem set to make franchise history with No. 2 pick in 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
The New York Jets are selecting second overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. And unfortunately for the Jets, there isn't a good option at quarterback with this pick. The Las Vegas Raiders are going to select Fernando Mendoza, barring the biggest surprise in draft history, leaving the Jets with a large pool of players, most of whom aren't viable No.
2 pick options. However, the two players they're most likely to take with this pick would make some franchise history. As ESPN's Rich Cimini notes, the Jets, if they go with a defensive player No.
2 overall, will make the highest defensive player taken in franchise history. Jets have good chance to make franchise history "If the Jets go defense with the No. 2 overall pick, it would be the highest-drafted defensive player in franchise history," Cimini writes.