Report: Did the Jets jump AFC rival to make pick at 2026 NFL Draft?
A report suggests the Jets jumped a rival at the 2026 NFL Draft to make a pick.
The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills were two teams at the 2026 NFL Draft that made plenty of noise because of the moves both made in the first round. The AFC East rivals did so in opposite directions, though. The Bills made three trades in Round 1 and eventually moved all the way out of the first round and didn't make a selection until No.
35 overall in Round 2. In terms of the Jets, they ended up bringing three first-round picks to New York. The focus here is on wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr.
The Jets entered the draft with two first-round picks and traded back into the first round to select Cooper at No. 30. At that time, the Bills were slated to be on the clock at No.
31. According to an ESPN report, the Jets had "intel" the Bills might take Cooper at No. 31.