Overview
- After a brutal 2025, New York tagged running back Breece Hall, traded for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, and signed quarterback Geno Smith, who is expected to start in 2026.
- The Jets hold picks No. 2 and 16 plus Nos. 33 and 44, and league reporting says coach Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey need this draft to deliver to keep their jobs.
- Anonymous team executives told The Athletic the club keeps trading good players for picks and still lacks a long‑term quarterback, with one saying "nobody wants to play there."
- Other executives defended signing older veterans to raise the floor and reset the culture as New York rebuilds after dealing Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner for draft capital.
- With Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza widely projected to go No. 1 to the Raiders and the rest of the class seen as uncertain, reporting suggests the Jets could prioritize defense or receiver now and revisit quarterback in 2027 when they may have three first‑rounders.