Bills division rival 2026 draft analysis: New York Jets

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: David Bailey of Texas Tech poses for a photo after being selected second overall by the New York Jets during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images The New York Jets were really, really bad in 2025 and finished with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Second-year GM Darren Mougey has started his tenure in East Rutherford, New Jersey with darn-good process, trading away the likes of Sauce Gardner, Quinnen Williams, and Jermaine Johnson for draft picks — in the case of Johnson, for nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat — and made three first-round picks in this year’s draft. Here’s a rundown of their 2026 rookie class. Here’s the New England Patriots version of this article David Bailey, EDGE, Jets The Jets had a challenging decision to make at No.

2 overall — and I genuinely believe they made the right one with Bailey over Arvell Reese. Bailey is a relentless and powerful outside speed rusher who destroyed all of the NFL-draft eligible tackles he faced in 2025. He may not have All-Pro upside, yet his floor feels extremely high.

Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Dolphins Sadiq is one of the most athletically gifted tight ends to enter the NFL in the past 20 years. My comparison for him was Vernon Davis. While I don’t expect him to command targets like Brock Bowers did as a rookie two years ago, there’s a complete skill set with this tight end — he’s a monster after the catch, can separate, and while not enormously powerful, gets after it on a regular basis as a blocker.