2026 Draft Watch

[Gramoah]

Hey ! ! They finally drafted a Guard. And he's actually at least an average to good starter.

 

[SackExchange]

That is exactly what all the annalist have been saying. His "O" line was a clone of one of the Jet's recent "O" lines. To his credit though I heard him when he was asked why things went off the rails refuse to throw his team mates under the bus.

It seems the Jets have the OL in a good spot, especially at the bookends and with Tippmann. Still might need to solidify the interior a little more long-term, but a young QB would come into a team with a good line and good weapons, both pass catchers and rushers. That bodes well for next year's draft.

 

[beresford]

It seems the Jets have the OL in a good spot, especially at the bookends and with Tippmann. Still might need to solidify the interior a little more long-term, but a young QB would come into a team with a good line and good weapons, both pass catchers and rushers. That bodes well for next year's draft.

Really? They're thin on IOL. If the same thing happens as last year and a starter gets injured the week before the season starts, we have Xavier Newman backed up by this round #6 draft pick who apparently gets 'lost in space'.

 

[SackExchange]

Really? They're thin on IOL. If the same thing happens as last year and a starter gets injured the week before the season starts, we have Xavier Newman backed up by this #6 draft pick who apparently gets 'lost in space'.

I don't love the IOL depth. That is the biggest concern.

When it comes to the Cooper pick in the 6th round, I don't love his game on the second level. He's potentially good depth, but like any Day 3 pick, he has flaws.

The one difference between last year and this is that the walking injury, AVT, is gone. Parham is at worst a neutral to Simpson. The starting unit is as good, with another year of experience for the three main young guys. But yes, depth on the inside is still a question. Hopefully that can be resolved with an unexpected veteran cut toward the end of camp.

 

[Gramoah]

I don't love the IOL depth. That is the biggest concern.

When it comes to the Cooper pick in the 6th round, I don't love his game on the second level. He's potentially good depth, but like any Day 3 pick, he has flaws.

The one difference between last year and this is that the walking injury, AVT, is gone. Parham is at worst a neutral to Simpson. The starting unit is as good, with another year of experience for the three main young guys. But yes, depth on the inside is still a question. Hopefully that can be resolved with an unexpected veteran cut toward the end of camp.

Yeah.................The "O" line is decent, not yet what I call good. They drafted a guard with the last pick that might very well develop into good and a replacement at center would put a smile on my face. Center is far and away the weak spot on the "O" line.

 

[Gramoah]

So..............the Jets finish off their 2026 draft with safety VJ Payne. I know nothing about him. Now on to the undrafted free agency routine in hopes of a lucky pick up there.

 

[SackExchange]

Yeah.................The "O" line is decent, not yet what I call good. They drafted a guard with the last pick that might very well develop into good and a replacement at center would put a smile on my face. Center is far and away the weak spot on the "O" line.

Starters are good. I would say that. And with so many younger guys, the line as a whole will be getting better.

The good news with C is that if a stud OG came along, Tippmann could slide back to C, though he showed himself to be a better guard than center.

 

[SackExchange]

So..............the Jets finish off their 2026 draft with safety VJ Payne. I know nothing about him. Now on to the undrafted free agency routine in hopes of a lucky pick up there.

I just wanted Mr. T to announce the pick. He could be a prognosticator.

"Prediction? Payne."

 

[TebowCan'tThrow]

Starters are good. I would say that. And with so many younger guys, the line as a whole will be getting better.

The good news with C is that if a stud OG came along, Tippmann could slide back to C, though he showed himself to be a better guard than center.

As long as we don't need him to snap the ball.

 

[jets82]

Receivers with butter fingers......................lots of it.

Thanks. That’s a huge relief!

 

[jets82]

WRs dropping passes. That hurt his completion percentage.

Got it. Feels better hearing this than he’s a fumbling machine.

 

[cheaterhater]

Ok. So now we just need to suck this season so we can draft a top QB, but at the same time we need to not suck so bad that all the players throw in the towel.

Im having a hard time seeing how that happens. The first part is easy