Jets scout reveals ideal first-round picks in 2026 NFL Draft
This is a fascinating report from an ESPN insider.
Jets scout reveals ideal first-round picks in 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . With the New York Jets selecting at No.
2 overall, there is only one player who could be selected before their pick. That player is going to be Fernando Mendoza, as the Las Vegas Raiders are set to take the Indiana quarterback first overall. That will leave the Jets with their pick of every other player in the draft at No.
2 overall. And down the board, they also own the No. 16 overall pick.
The question now is who the Jets will go with each of those picks. According to ESPN's Matt Miller , a member of the Jets' scouting department revealed the team's ideal first-round picks at No. 2 and No.