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2026 NFL Draft Results By Round

By Sam Robinson | at April 23, 2026 10:50 pm

From the No. 1 overall pick to Mr. Irrelevant (No. 257), here are the results from the 2026 NFL Draft:

Round 1

1) Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)
2) New York Jets: David Bailey (EDGE, Texas Tech)
3) Arizona Cardinals: Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)
4) Tennessee Titans: Carnell Tate (WR, Ohio State)
5) New York Giants: Arvell Reese (LB/EDGE, Ohio State)
6) Kansas City Chiefs (from Browns): Mansoor Delane (CB, LSU)
7) Washington Commanders: Sonny Styles (LB, Ohio State)
8) New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson (WR, Arizona State)
9) Cleveland Browns (from Chiefs): Spencer Fano (T, Utah)
10) New York Giants (from Bengals): Francis Mauigoa (T, Miami)
11) Dallas Cowboys (from Dolphins): Caleb Downs, (S, Ohio State)
12) Miami Dolphins (from Cowboys): Kadyn Proctor (T, Alabama)
13) Los Angeles Rams (from Falcons): Ty Simpson (QB, Alabama)
14) Baltimore Ravens: Vega Ioane (G, Penn State)
15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rueben Bain Jr. (EDGE, Miami)
16) New York Jets (from Colts): Kenyon Sadiq (TE, Oregon)
17) Detroit Lions: Blake Miller (T, Clemson)
18) Minnesota Vikings: Caleb Banks (DT, Florida)
19) Carolina Panthers: Monroe Freeling (T, Georgia)
20) Philadelphia Eagles (from Packers via Cowboys): Makai Lemon (WR, USC)
21) Pittsburgh Steelers: Max Iheanachor (T, Arizona State)
22) Los Angeles Chargers: Akheem Mesidor (EDGE, Miami)
23) Dallas Cowboys (from Eagles): Malachi Lawrence (EDGE, Central Florida)
24) Cleveland Browns (from Jaguars): KC Concepcion (WR, Texas A&M)
25) Chicago Bears: Dillon Thieneman (S, Oregon)
26) Houston Texans (from Bills): Keylan Rutledge (G, Georgia Tech)
27) Miami Dolphins (from 49ers): Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State)
28) New England Patriots (from Texans via Bills): Caleb Lomu (T, Utah)
29) Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams): Peter Woods (DT, Clemson)
30) New York Jets (from Broncos via Dolphins and 49ers): Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, Indiana)
31) Tennessee Titans (from Patriots via Bills): Keldric Faulk (DE, Auburn)
32) Seattle Seahawks: Jadarian Price (RB, Notre Dame)

Round 2

33) San Francisco 49ers (from Jets):
34) Arizona Cardinals:
35) Buffalo Bills (from Titans):
36) Las Vegas Raiders:
37) New York Giants:
38) Houston Texans (from Commanders):
39) Cleveland Browns:
40) Kansas City Chiefs:
41) Cincinnati Bengals:
42) New Orleans Saints:
43) Miami Dolphins:
44) New York Jets (from Cowboys):
45) Baltimore Ravens:
46) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
47) Indianapolis Colts:
48) Atlanta Falcons:
49) Minnesota Vikings:
50) Detroit Lions:
51) Carolina Panthers:
52) Green Bay Packers:
53) Pittsburgh Steelers:
54) Philadelphia Eagles:
55) Los Angeles Chargers:
56) Jacksonville Jaguars:
57) Chicago Bears:
58) San Francisco 49ers:
59) Houston Texans:
60) Chicago Bears (from Bills):
61) Los Angeles Rams:
62) Denver Broncos:
63) New England Patriots:
64) Seattle Seahawks:

Round 3

65) Arizona Cardinals:
66) Buffalo Bills (from Titans):
67) Las Vegas Raiders:
68) Philadelphia Eagles (from Jets):
69) Tennessee Titans (from Giants via Texans and Bills):
70) Cleveland Browns:
71) Washington Commanders:
72) Cincinnati Bengals:
73) New Orleans Saints:
74) Cleveland Browns (from Chiefs):
75) Miami Dolphins:
76) Pittsburgh Steelers (from Cowboys):
77) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
78) Indianapolis Colts:
79) Atlanta Falcons:
80) Baltimore Ravens:
81) Jacksonville Jaguars (from Lions):
82) Minnesota Vikings:
83) Carolina Panthers:
84) Green Bay Packers:
85) Pittsburgh Steelers:
86) Los Angeles Chargers:
87) Miami Dolphins (from Eagles):
88) Jacksonville Jaguars:
89) Chicago Bears:
90) Miami Dolphins (from Texans):
91) Houston Texans (from Bills):
92) Dallas Cowboys (from 49ers):
93) Los Angeles Rams:
94) Miami Dolphins (from Broncos):
95) New England Patriots:
96) Seattle Seahawks:
97) Minnesota Vikings*:
98) Philadelphia Eagles*:
99) Pittsburgh Steelers*:
100) Jacksonville Jaguars (from Lions)**:

Round 4

101) Buffalo Bills (from Titans):
102) Las Vegas Raiders:
103) New York Jets:
104) Arizona Cardinals:
105) New York Giants:
106) Houston Texans (from Commanders):
107) Cleveland Browns:
108) Denver Broncos (from Saints):
109) Kansas City Chiefs:
110) Cincinnati Bengals:
111) Denver Broncos (from Dolphins):
112) Dallas Cowboys:
113) Indianapolis Colts:
114) Dallas Cowboys (from Falcons via Eagles):
115) Baltimore Ravens:
116) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
117) Las Vegas Raiders (from Vikings via Jaguars):
118) Detroit Lions:
119) Carolina Panthers:
120) Green Bay Packers:
121) Pittsburgh Steelers:
122) Atlanta Falcons (from Eagles):
123) Los Angeles Chargers:
124) Jacksonville Jaguars:
125) Buffalo Bills (from Bears via Chiefs and Patriots):
126) Buffalo Bills:
127) San Francisco 49ers:
128) Detroit Lions (from Texans):
129) Chicago Bears (from Rams):
130) Miami Dolphins (from Broncos):
131) New England Patriots:
132) New Orleans Saints (from Seahawks):
133) San Francisco 49ers*:
134) Las Vegas Raiders*:
135) Pittsburgh Steelers*:
136) New Orleans Saints*:
137) Dallas Cowboys (from Eagles)*:
138) San Francisco 49ers*:
139) San Francisco 49ers*:
140) New York Jets*:

Round 5

141) Houston Texans (from Raiders via Browns):
142) Tennessee Titans (from Jets via Ravens):
143) Arizona Cardinals:
144) Tennessee Titans (reacquired via Rams):
145) New York Giants:
146) Cleveland Browns:
147) Washington Commanders:
148) Cleveland Browns (from Chiefs):
149) Cleveland Browns (from Bengals):
150) New Orleans Saints:
151) Miami Dolphins:
152) Dallas Cowboys:
153) Green Bay Packers (from Falcons via Eagles):
154) Baltimore Ravens:
155) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
156) Indianapolis Colts:
157) Detroit Lions:
158) Carolina Panthers (from Vikings):
159) Carolina Panthers:
160) Green Bay Packers:
161) Pittsburgh Steelers:
162) Baltimore Ravens (from Chargers):
163) Minnesota Vikings (from Eagles):
164) Jacksonville Jaguars:
165) Tennessee Titans (from Bears via Bills):
166) Jacksonville Jaguars (from 49ers via Eagles):
167) Buffalo Bills (from Eagles via Texans, Eagles and Texans):
168) Buffalo Bills:
169) Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams):
170) Denver Broncos:
171) New England Patriots:
172) New Orleans Saints (from Seahawks):
173) Baltimore Ravens*:
174) Baltimore Ravens*:
175) Las Vegas Raiders*:
176) Kansas City Chiefs*:
177) Miami Dolphins (from Cowboys)*:
178) Philadelphia Eagles*:
179) San Francisco 49ers (from Jets)*:
180) Miami Dolphins (from Cowboys)*:
181) Detroit Lions*:

Round 6

182) Buffalo Bills (from Jets via Browns, Jaguars and Raiders):
183) Arizona Cardinals:
184) Tennessee Titans:
185) Las Vegas Raiders:
186) New York Giants:
187) Washington Commanders:
188) Seattle Seahawks (from Browns):
189) Cincinnati Bengals:
190) New Orleans Saints:
191) New England Patriots (from Chiefs):
192) New York Giants (from Dolphins):
193) New York Giants (from Cowboys):
194) Tennessee Titans (from Ravens via Jets):
195) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
196) Minnesota Vikings (from Colts):
197) Philadelphia Eagles (from Falcons):
198) New England Patriots (from Vikings via Texans, Vikings and 49ers):
199) Cincinnati Bengals (from Lions via Browns):
200) Carolina Panthers:
201) Green Bay Packers:
202) New England Patriots (from Steelers):
203) Jacksonville Jaguars (from Eagles via Texans and Eagles):
204) Los Angeles Chargers:
205) Detroit Lions (from Jaguars):
206) Cleveland Browns (from Bears):
207) Los Angeles Rams (from Texans via Rams and Titans):
208) Las Vegas Raiders (from Bills via Jets):
209) Washington Commanders (from 49ers):
210) Kansas City Chiefs (from Rams):
211) Baltimore Ravens (from Broncos via Jets, Vikings and Eagles):
212) New England Patriots:
213) Detroit Lions (from Seahawks via Jaguars):
214) Indianapolis Colts (from Steelers)*:
215) Atlanta Falcons (from Eagles)*:
216) Pittsburgh Steelers*:

Round 7

217) Arizona Cardinals:
218) Dallas Cowboys (from Titans):
219) Las Vegas Raiders:
220) Buffalo Bills (from Jets):
221) Cincinnati Bengals (from Giants via Cowboys):
222) Detroit Lions (from Browns):
223) Washington Commanders:
224) Pittsburgh Steelers (from Saints via Patriots):
225) Tennessee Titans (from Chiefs via Cowboys):
226) Cincinnati Bengals:
227) Miami Dolphins:
228) New York Jets (from Cowboys via Bills and Raiders):
229) Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
230) Pittsburgh Steelers (from Colts):
231) Atlanta Falcons:
232) Los Angeles Rams (from Ravens):
233) Jacksonville Jaguars (from Lions):
234) Minnesota Vikings:
235) Minnesota Vikings (from Panthers):
236) Green Bay Packers:
237) Pittsburgh Steelers:
238) Miami Dolphins (from Chargers via Titans and Jets):
239) Chicago Bears (from Eagles via Jaguars and Browns):
240) Jacksonville Jaguars:
241) Chicago Bears:
242) New York Jets (from Bills via Browns):
243) Houston Texans (from 49ers):
244) Minnesota Vikings (from Texans):
245) Jacksonville Jaguars (from Rams via Texans):
246) Denver Broncos:
247) New England Patriots:
248) Cleveland Browns (from Seahawks):
249) Indianapolis Colts*:
250) Baltimore Ravens*:
251) Los Angeles Rams*:
252) Los Angeles Rams*:
253) Baltimore Ravens*:
254) Indianapolis Colts*:
255) Green Bay Packers*:
256) Denver Broncos*:
257) Denver Broncos*:

* = Compensatory pick
** = Special compensatory selection (awarded for Lions losing Aaron Glenn to Jets)

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2026 NFL Draft Results: Team By Team

By Sam Robinson | at April 23, 2026 10:09 pm

Here is every team’s haul from the 2026 NFL Draft:

Arizona Cardinals

Round 1, No. 3: Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)
Round 2, No. 34:
Round 3, No. 65:
Round 4, No. 104:
Round 5, No. 143:
Round 6, No. 183:
Round 7, No. 217:

Atlanta Falcons

Round 2, No. 48:
Round 3, No. 79:
Round 4, No. 122 (from Eagles):
Round 6, No. 215) (from Eagles)*
Round 7, No. 231:

Baltimore Ravens

Round 1, No. 14: Vega Ioane (G, Penn State)
Round 2, No. 45:
Round 3, No. 80:
Round 4, No. 115:
Round 5, No. 154:
Round 5, No. 162 (from Chargers):
Round 5, No. 173*:
Round 5, No. 174*:
Round 6, No. 211 (from Broncos via Jets, Vikings and Eagles):
Round 7, No. 250:
Round 7, No. 253:

Buffalo Bills

Round 2, No. 35 (from Titans):
Round 3, No. 66 (from Titans):
Round 3, No. 91:
Round 4, No. 101 (from Titans):
Round 4, No. 125 (from Bears via Chiefs and Patriots):
Round 4, No. 126:
Round 5, No. 167 (from Texans):
Round 5, No. 168:
Round 6, No. 182 (from Jets via Browns, Jaguars and Raiders):
Round 7, No. 220 (from Jets):

Carolina Panthers

Round 1, No. 19: Monroe Freeling (T, Georgia)
Round 2, No. 51:
Round 3, No. 83:
Round 4, No. 119:
Round 5, No. 158 (from Vikings):
Round 5, No. 159:
Round 6, No. 200:

Chicago Bears

Round 1, No. 25: Dillon Thieneman (S, Oregon)
Round 2, No. 57:
Round 2, No. 60 (from Bills):
Round 3, No. 89:
Round 4, No. 129:
Round 7, No. 239 (from Eagles via Jaguars and Browns):
Round 7, No. 241:

Cincinnati Bengals

Round 2, No. 41:
Round 3, No. 72:
Round 4, No. 110:
Round 6, No. 189:
Round 6, No. 199 (from Lions via Browns):
Round 7, No. 221 (from Giants via Cowboys):
Round 7, No. 226:

Cleveland Browns

Round 1, No. 9 (from Chiefs): Spencer Fano (T, Utah)
Round 1, No. 24 (from Jaguars): KC Concepcion (WR, Texas A&M)
Round 2, No. 39:
Round 3, No. 70:
Round 3, No. 74 (from Chiefs):
Round 4, No. 107:
Round 5, No. 146:
Round 5, No. 148 (from Chiefs):
Round 5, No. 149 (from Bengals):
Round 6, No. 206 (from Bears):
Round 7, No. 248 (from Seahawks):

Dallas Cowboys

Round 1, No. 11 (from Dolphins): Caleb Downs (S, Ohio State)
Round 1, No. 23 (from Eagles): Malachi Lawrence (EDGE, Central Florida)
Round 3, No. 92 (from 49ers):
Round 4, No. 112:
Round 4, No. 114 (from Falcons via Eagles):
Round 5, No. 137 (from Eagles)*:
Round 5, No. 152:
Round 7, No. 218 (from Titans):

Round 2, No. 62:
Round 4, No. 108 (from Saints):
Round 4, No. 111 (from Dolphins):
Round 5, No. 170:
Round 7, No. 246:
Round 7, No. 256*:
Round 7, No. 257*:

Detroit Lions

Round 1, No. 17: Blake Miller (T, Clemson)
Round 2, No. 50:
Round 4, No. 118:
Round 4, No. 128 (from Texans):
Round 5, No. 157:
Round 5, No. 181*:
Round 6, No. 205 (from Jaguars):
Round 6, No. 213 (from Seahawks via Jaguars):
Round 7, No. 222 (from Browns):

Green Bay Packers

Round 2, No. 52:
Round 3, No. 84:
Round 4, No. 120:
Round 5, No. 153 (from Falcons via Eagles):
Round 5, No. 160:
Round 6, No. 201:
Round 7, No. 236:
Round 7, No. 255*:

Houston Texans

Round 1, No. 26 (from Bills): Keylan Rutledge (G, Georgia Tech)
Round 2, No. 38 (from Commanders):
Round 2, No. 59:
Round 4, No. 106 (from Commanders):
Round 5, No. 141 (from Raiders via Browns):
Round 7, No. 243 (from 49ers):

Indianapolis Colts

Round 2, No. 47:
Round 3, No. 78:
Round 4, No. 113:
Round 5, No. 156:
Round 6, No. 214 (from Steelers)*:
Round 7, No. 249*:
Round 7, No. 254*:

Jacksonville Jaguars

Round 2, No. 56:
Round 3, No. 81 (from Lions):
Round 3, No. 88:
Round 3, No. 100 (from Lions)*:
Round 4, No. 124:
Round 5, No. 164:
Round 5, No. 166 (from 49ers via Eagles):
Round 6, No. 203 (from Eagles via Texans and Eagles):
Round 7, No. 233 (from Lions):
Round 7, No. 240:
Round 7, No. 245 (from Rams via Texans):

Kansas City Chiefs

Round 1, No. 6 (from Browns): Mansoor Delane (CB, LSU)
Round 1, No. 29 (from Rams): Peter Woods (DT, Clemson)
Round 2, No. 40:
Round 4, No. 109:
Round 5, No. 169 (from Rams):
Round 5, No. 176*:
Round 210 (from Rams):

Las Vegas Raiders

Round 1, No. 1: Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)
Round 2, No. 36:
Round 3, No. 67:
Round 4, No. 102:
Round 4, No. 117 (from Vikings via Jaguars):
Round 4, No. 134*:
Round 5, No. 175*:
Round 6, No. 185:
Round 6, No. 208 (from Bills via Jets):
Round 7, No. 219):

Los Angeles Chargers

Round 1, No. 22: Akheem Mesidor (EDGE, Miami)
Round 2, No. 55:
Round 3, No. 86:
Round 4, No. 123:
Round 6, No. 204:

Los Angeles Rams

Round 1, No. 13 (from Falcons): Ty Simpson (QB, Alabama)
Round 2, No. 61:
Round 3, No. 93:
Round 6, No. 207 (from Texans via Rams and Titans):
Round 7, No. 232 (from Ravens):
Round 7, No. 251*:
Round 7, No. 252*:

Miami Dolphins

Round 1, No. 12 (from Cowboys): Kadyn Proctor (T, Alabama)
Round 1, No. 27 (from 49ers): Chris Johnson (CB, San Diego State)
Round 2, No. 43:
Round 3, No. 75:
Round 3, No. 87 (from Eagles):
Round 3, No. 94 (from Broncos):
Round 4, No. 130 (from Broncos):
Round 5, No. 151:
Round 5, No. 177 (from Cowboys)*:
Round 5, No. 180 (from Cowboys)*:
Round 7, No. 227:
Round 7, No. 238 (from Chargers via Titans and Jets):

Minnesota Vikings

Round 1, No. 18: Caleb Banks (DT, Florida)
Round 2, No. 49:
Round 3, No. 82:
Round 3, No. 97*:
Round 5, No. 163 (from Eagles):
Round 6, No. 196 (from Colts):
Round 7, No. 234:
Round 7, No. 235 (from Panthers):
Round 7, No. 244 (from Texans):

New England Patriots

Round 1, No. 28 (from Texans via Bills): Caleb Lomu (T, Utah)
Round 2, No. 63:
Round 3, No. 95:
Round 5, No. 171:
Round 6, No. 191 (from Chiefs):
Round 6, No. 198 (from Vikings via Texans, Vikings and 49ers):
Round 6, No. 202 (from Steelers):
Round 6, No. 212:
Round 7, No. 247:

New Orleans Saints

Round 1, No. 8: Jordyn Tyson (WR, Arizona State)
Round 2, No. 42:
Round 3, No. 73:
Round 4, No. 132 (from Seahawks):
Round 4, No. 136*:
Round 5, No. 150:
Round 5, No. 172 (from Seahawks):
Round 6, No. 190:

New York Giants

Round 1, No. 5: Arvell Reese (EDGE/LB, Ohio State)
Round 1, No. 10 (from Bengals): Francis Mauigoa (T, Miami)
Round 2, No. 37:
Round 4, No. 105:
Round 5, No. 145:
Round 6, No. 186:
Round 6, No. 192 (from Dolphins):
Round 6, No. 193 (from Cowboys):

New York Jets

Round 1, No. 2: David Bailey (EDGE, Texas Tech)
Round 1, No. 16 (from Colts): Kenyon Sadiq (TE, Oregon)
Round 1, No. 30 (from Broncos via Dolphins and 49ers): Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, Indiana)
Round 2, No. 44 (from Cowboys):
Round 4, No. 103:
Round 4, No. 140*:
Round 7, No. 228 (from Cowboys via Bills and Raiders):
Round 7, No. 242 (from Bills via Browns):

Philadelphia Eagles

Round 1, No. 20 (from Packers via Cowboys): Makai Lemon (WR, USC)
Round 2, No. 54:
Round 3, No. 68 (from Jets):
Round 3, No. 98*:
Round 5, No. 178*:
Round 6, No. 197 (from Falcons):

Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 1, No. 21: Max Iheanachor (T, Arizona State)
Round 2, No. 53:
Round 3, No. 76 (from Cowboys):
Round 3, No. 85:
Round 3, No. 99*:
Round 4, No. 121:
Round 4, No. 135*:
Round 5, No. 161:
Round 6, No. 216*:
Round 7, No. 224 (from Saints via Patriots):
Round 7, No. 230 (from Colts):
Round 7, No. 237:

San Francisco 49ers

Round 2, No. 33 (from Jets)
Round 2, No. 58:
Round 3, No. 90 (from Texans via Dolphins)
Round 4, No. 127:
Round 4, No. 133*:
Round 4, No. 138*:
Round 4, No. 139*:
Round 5, No. 179 (from Jets)*:

Seattle Seahawks

Round 1, No. 32: Jadarian Price (RB, Notre Dame)
Round 2, No. 64:
Round 3, No. 96:
Round 6, No. 188 (from Browns):

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Round 1, No. 15: Rueben Bain Jr. (EDGE, Miami)
Round 2, No. 46:
Round 3, No. 77:
Round 4, No. 116:
Round 5, No. 155:
Round 6, No. 195:
Round 7, No. 229:

Tennessee Titans

Round 1, No. 4: Carnell Tate (WR, Ohio State)
Round 1, No. 31 (from Patriots via Bills): Keldric Faulk (DE, Auburn)
Round 3, No. 69 (from Giants via Texans and Bills)
Round 4, No. 105 (from Bills):
Round 5, No. 142 (from Jets via Ravens):
Round 5, No. 144:
Round 5, No. 165 (from Bears via Bills):
Round 6, No. 184:
Round 6, No. 194 (from Ravens via Jets):
Round 7, No. 225 (from Chiefs via Cowboys):

Washington Commanders

Round 1, No. 7: Sonny Styles (LB, Ohio State)
Round 2, No. 71:
Round 5, No. 147:
Round 6, No. 187:
Round 6, No. 209 (from 49ers):
Round 7, No. 223:

* = Compensatory selection

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Jets Collect No. 30 From 49ers, Draft WR Omar Cooper Jr.

By Sam Robinson | at April 23, 2026 9:54 pm

Another pass catcher will follow Kenyon Sadiq to the Jets. The team traded up (via the 49ers) to add Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr.

The Jets are trading Nos. 33 and 179 to the 49ers, who have moved down a second time tonight. San Francisco previously slid down three spots to No. 30 via Miami. The 49ers join the Bills in trading out of Round 1 tonight. Buffalo made three trade-down moves; San Francisco made two.

Although the Jets were high on Cooper, the team was believed to like him better at No. 33 than No. 16. That report turned out to be in line with the club’s thinking. New York used its No. 16 pick on Sadiq, and Cooper will head east via the team’s third choice tonight.

This marks the second time in five drafts the Jets made three first-round picks; they also have three firsts in 2027. New York drafted Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson in 2022. As the Jets have restocked their roster under GM Darren Mougey and HC Aaron Glenn, Gardner and Johnson have both been traded since November. Wilson signed an extension last year; now, Cooper will profile as a high-end complementary target — at least, the Jets hope that will be the case.

Cooper joins Adonai Mitchell — obtained in the Gardner trade — as rookie-deal cogs set to flank Wilson. Two years remain on Mitchell’s rookie contract, while Cooper’s deal can run through 2030 via the fifth-year option. The past two Jet GMs have now invested a first-round pick at wideout; the team had previously gone from Santana Moss (2001) to Wilson between such moves.

Ranking 17th on Daniel Jeremiah’s NFL.com big board, Cooper heads to New York after helping Fernando Mendoza guide Indiana to a storybook unbeaten season. Helping a formerly downtrodden program complete a stunning two-year rise to the top of the sport, Cooper caught 69 passes for 937 yards and 13 touchdowns during his final Hoosiers season. Cooper’s highwire act in the end zone in the final minute of Indiana’s Penn State matchup kept the Hoosiers’ undefeated, and he totaled five catches for 71 yards in the team’s national championship victory over Miami.

The 199-pound receiver prospect clocked a 4.42-second 40-yard dash at the Combine. Displaying quality route-running ability with run-after-catch success, Cooper will join a Jets team that managed to complete a 17-game season without a 400-yard receiver emerging. That was an organizational first since the 1976 Lou Holtz-helmed season. While Wilson’s injury led directly to this stat, the team was in dire need of auxiliary help when Wilson was on the field. Cooper brings a good chance of providing it come September.

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Jets Select TE Kenyon Sadiq At No. 16

By Connor Byrne | at April 23, 2026 8:44 pm

The top tight end prospect in this year’s draft is heading to New York. Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq will join the Jets via the No. 16 overall pick.

Linked by some to go to an NFC South club, Sadiq will team with 2025 second-round tight end Mason Taylor with the Jets. A New York team that managed to go 17 games without seeing anyone clear 400 receiving yards will pick up some vital pass-catching muscle alongside Garrett Wilson.

The 6-foot-3, 241-pound Sadiq spent three years at Oregon, where he enjoyed a breakout junior season in 2025. He led Ducks pass catchers in receptions (51) and touchdowns (eight), and he finished second in yards (560). After leading college football tight ends in TDs, Sadiq earned First-Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Tight End of the Year honors. Sadiq cemented his status as an athletic freak at the Combine, where he ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.39 second) of any tight end since at least 2023.

Adding at least one receiving threat in this draft was a must for the Jets, though the popular belief was they would select a wideout before a tight end. The team reportedly gave first-round grades to Carnell Tate, Jordyn Tyson and Denzel Boston. Tate (Titans) and Tyson (Saints) came off the board in the top 10. Boston is still available, but the Jets like Sadiq better. As owners of the 33rd and 44th choices, the Jets should be in position to land a promising receiver in the second round if they want to give quarterback Geno Smith another target to join Sadiq, Taylor, Wilson and Adonai Mitchell.

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Jets Draft DE David Bailey At No. 2

By Connor Byrne | at April 23, 2026 7:18 pm

The Jets have landed on their pass rushing selection at No. 2. Texas Tech defensive end David Bailey has come off the board, and he is headed to New York.

It was known for months the Raiders would use the No. 1 overall pick on Fernando Mendoza, making the Jets’ top choice the first real source of intrigue in this draft. Reports over the past few weeks went back and forth on Bailey and Ohio State linebacker/edge defender Arvell Reese as the frontrunners to join the Jets. Reese was reportedly the favorite as of Wednesday, but the Jets have taken the more polished prospect instead.

The Jets canceled a “30” visit with Bailey last week, but it turns out they did not need to use it. Led by general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn, the Jets knew “weeks” ago they would draft Bailey, according to insider Jordan Schultz. Bailey will now serve as a centerpiece of Glenn’s defense and give the team another pass rusher to join a group that includes former first-rounder Will McDonald, Kingsley Enagbare and Joseph Ossai.

He follows Enagbare, Ossai, Demario Davis, T’Vondre Sweat, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Nahshon Wright as the latest offseason pickup for the Jets’ remade defense. Bailey is undoubtedly the biggest addition to a unit that finished 31st in both scoring and sacks last year.

The 6-foot-3, 254-pound Bailey began his college career at Stanford, where he racked up 14.5 sacks in 32 games from 2022-24. He transferred to Texas Tech last year and experienced a massive uptick in sack production. Bailey amassed a nation-high 14.5 (along with 19.5 tackles for loss) in 14 games to earn unanimous All-America honors and the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year Award. He also recorded 81 pressures, the second-highest mark in the nation, per Pro Football Focus. The Jets are banking on Bailey continuing to serve as a disruptive force in the pros.

New York has settled the Bailey-Reese debate, but its first-round work is far from done. The Jets are scheduled to pick again at 16th overall. Unless the Jets trade down, the rebuilding club will address another key need midway through the opening round.

Adam La Rose contributed to this post.

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Miami QB Carson Beck’s Stock Soaring

By Nikhil Mehta | at April 23, 2026 3:16 pm

The 2026 draft class is not strong at the quarterback position behind projected No. 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.

Alabama’s Ty Simpson is widely seen as the QB2 who could also be drafted on Day 1, but no other passers are expected to hear their name called until Day 2.

However, Miami’s Carson Beck has been a late riser in the pre-draft process. He now seen as a likely second-round pick with the potential to sneak into the first to a quarterback-needy team, perhaps one that is less enamored with Simpson.

“The quarterback who is going to go higher than every projection has had him in the process is Carson Beck,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said this week on the Rich Eisen Show.

“There was a lot that teams had to sort through going back to Georgia,” Pelissero explained, referencing some off-field questions about Beck. But the 24-year-old answered some of those questions during the pre-draft process, raising his stock in the process.

Pelissero believes that Beck would be taken in the second round, but says there is “at least a non-trivial chance” that he is selected in the first.

“I would not 100% rule out the idea of Carson Beck somehow finding his way into the bottom of Round 1,” Pelissero said.

That assessment is shared by CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz, who has spoken to multiple sources that predicted a late first- or early second-round landing spot for Beck. His star has fallen in the public eye since his time at Georgia, but some evaluators believe he brings pro-ready football I.Q. and throwing ability.

Beck was mentioned by ESPN’s Matt Miller as a “potential sleeper” for the Jets in the middle rounds, though his rising stock may preclude that. New York is thought to be targeting the 2027 draft class for their next franchise quarterback, anyway, but they may prefer the certainty of drafting Beck now rather than waiting to see how next year’s class (and their draft slot) work out.

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Jets Have ‘Settled On’ Arvell Reese At No. 2? Latest On 16th Pick

By Connor Byrne | at April 22, 2026 10:51 pm

With the Raiders a lock to take Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza first overall on Thursday, the real draft drama will begin when the Jets are on the clock at No. 2. The Jets are expected to select Texas Tech edge defender David Bailey or Ohio State linebacker/edge Arvell Reese. On the eve of the draft, there is a belief the team has “settled on Reese,” Dan Graziano of ESPN hears.

Jets reports centering on Bailey and Reese have gone back and forth in recent weeks. Reese was the favorite to go to the Jets as of April 5, but Bailey took the lead last week. It has since swung back to Reese after the Jets canceled a scheduled “30” visit with Bailey.

Asked about the Jets on Wednesday, Bailey told reporters (via Jets Videos): “It’s been good, man. They canceled my “30” visit, so I wasn’t able to get around the facility, but I had a great interaction with them at the combine and FaceTime calls.”

Bailey notched 14.5 sacks over three years at Stanford, but he matched that total during his lone season at Texas Tech in 2025. While he is considered a safer bet than Reese from a pass-rushing standpoint, the latter’s upside and versatility may be too much for the Jets to ignore. As PFR’s Sam Robinson noted, the Jaguars were in a similar situation heading into the 2022 draft. Looking for an impact pass rusher, the Jaguars went with the upside play (Travon Walker) over someone who was more productive in college (Aidan Hutchinson). Walker has turned into a good pro, but Hutchinson has been the better of the two.

In assessing Reese, a defensive coordinator told James Palmer of Bleacher Report: “It’s tough. I think his best spot is edge rusher. But he is fully athletically capable of playing inside LB. I think his disposition is more edge rusher when you talk to him. You just get that feel from him. If he had a gun to his head he’d probably say that as well. With his athletic tools and how his brain works he could be directly impactful there at edge.”

The Jets’ first-round work will continue even after they decide on Reese or Bailey. They also own the 16th overall pick, but there is “a real chance” they will trade out of that slot, Tony Pauline of Essentially Sports reports. A team in need of an offensive lineman could jump the Lions at 17 to acquire the Jets’ selection, per Pauline, who points to Pittsburgh as a possibility. For now, the Steelers are in line to pick 21st.

Depending on how aggressive the Jets are in targeting a receiver with their second pick, trading up from 16 may also be under consideration. The Jets reportedly have first-round grades on three wideouts: Carnell Tate (Ohio State), Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State) and Denzel Boston (Washington). However, they “don’t seem as high” on Tate as they are on Tyson, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN. While Tyson has a concerning injury history, he might have the most upside of any receiver in this class. Unless the Jets move up, Tyson may be out of reach.

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Some Teams Prefer Jordyn Tyson’s Upside To Carnell Tate’s; Giants, Jets Showing Interest

By Sam Robinson | at April 21, 2026 10:58 pm

One of the top storylines during the late runup to the draft covers the wide receiver position. It no longer appears a given Carnell Tate will be the first wideout chosen this year.

Residing as a fairly high-floor option, Tate did not operate as Ohio State’s No. 1 wide receiver during his time in Columbus. This is due to the presence of standout Jeremiah Smith, who is a candidate to be a top-five pick in 2027. But some teams prefer Jordyn Tyson‘s upside to Tate’s at the receiver spot, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer notes.

Breer does view most teams as having Tate as this class’ top wideout prospect; we have heard the Saints (No. 8) as a potential floor for the ex-Buckeyes talent, with the Titans, Giants and Commanders being connected as well. Several teams in the top 10, however, like Tyson, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. Tyson, who battled injuries during his college career and amid the draft leadup, performed positional drills for teams at a workout last week. That audition drew extensive attention, with Giants GM Joe Schoen among those making the trip for the showcase.

As our Ely Allen noted last week, Tyson had been viewed as the class’ top wideout at a previous juncture. But injuries have dinged his stock. Tyson suffered ACL, MCL and PCL tears while at Colorado before sustaining a broken collarbone during a 2024 comeback season. He played nine games last year due to hamstring injuries, with that issue coming up during the pre-draft process as well. Tyson shined before the collarbone break in 2024, however, totaling 1,101 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions.

The Giants obtained a second first-round pick via the Dexter Lawrence trade. Holding Nos. 5 and 10, New York could land both a defender and wide receiver. It might be a bit of a skill-position overcommitment for the Giants to go Jeremiyah Love at No. 5 and a receiver at 10, but if Big Blue opts for defense at 5, teams may be leery of them pouncing on Tyson at 10. On that note, SNY’s Connor Hughes mocks the Jets trading up to No. 9 for Tyson, who is believed to be the top receiver on Gang Green’s board.

Smokescreen warnings are obvious at this time of the year, but we heard previously the Jets had first-round grades on just three WRs — Tate, Tyson and Washington’s Denzel Boston. Ely mocked Boston to New York at No. 16, but PFR’s mock draft did not include trades. It is quite possible the Jets — who hold four picks in the first two rounds — could be aggressive to move up for a player they like in a maligned draft class.

The Giants’ Tyson interest is “well known,” per Hughes, who adds the Jets have held exploratory conversations about what it would take to climb up for a receiver. Tyson falling to No. 16 served as a previous Jets hope, per Hughes, but Rapoport now views it as likelier the 6-foot-2 pass catcher goes off the board in the top 10. Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr. sits second at the position on some teams’ boards, per Breer, providing considerable intrigue as to the order this receiver class comes off the board.

Tate did not produce a 900-yard receiving season, playing as Smith’s sidekick. Tyson flashed brightly with the Sun Devils but could not shake injury trouble. That represents the main reason why there is a debate on this year’s first receiver off the board, as Tyson would likely occupy that spot were he cleaner from a health perspective. Will Tate’s safer prospect profile outflank Tyson’s higher ceiling Thursday night?

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Jets Cancel Top-30 Visit With David Bailey

By Ely Allen | at April 21, 2026 6:45 pm

APRIL 21: Nearly a week after canceling Bailey’s top-30 visit, Jets general manager Darren Mougey cleared things up, sort of. According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Mougey told the media, “In regard to David, we had good touch points with him at the combine, we went to his pro day, had a good dinner with him, and we were just kind of juggling our 30 (visits) and how to use them. I wouldn’t look too much into a cancellation because there was other ones that we may have changed, as well.”

He went on to note that visits can be utilized for medical checks, recruiting, opportunities for departments other than scouting to get time with a prospect, and “sometimes…it’s a smokescreen.” While he may have intentionally muddied things up with his final comments, Tony Pauline of EssentiallySports reported today that nearly all his league contacts are hearing that Bailey will be New York’s selection at No. 2 overall in two days.

APRIL 15: Draft rumors move quickly in the final weeks leading up to Day 1 of the big event. Just five days ago, Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey became the betting favorite to land with the Jets at the No. 2 overall pick. Just this evening, Connor Hughes of SportsNet New York reported that the team had canceled a top-30 visit that Bailey was supposed to attend.

There’s a lot of unspoken context here that’s worth mentioning. Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk commented that “it is unclear when Bailey was scheduled to visit,” confirming that, if a top-30 visit with the Jets had been announced for Bailey, it hadn’t been widely reported. Considering, as well, that today was the final possible day teams could host prospects for top-30 visits, just after 5pm on the final day seems an odd time for this information to break. It just as easily could’ve been reported that they ran out of time to get in a visit with Bailey, or it could’ve gone unreported and unnoticed altogether.

As Ryan Dunleavy of New York Post Sports suggests, the meaning of this report could taken in very different ways. The most obvious meaning would be that the Jets don’t intend to draft Bailey and chose not to waste his time with a visit. It could also mean the exact opposite: that the Jets know all they need to know about the Red Raider pass rusher, and they don’t need an additional visit to feel secure in drafting him. Dunleavy points out that, because the Jets have the No. 2 overall pick and the top overall pick is all but written in stone, there isn’t much potential benefit to throwing up this smokescreen.

One thing such a smokescreen could instigate to potentially benefit the Jets is trade interest. There may be teams interested in trading up for a top pass rusher, and they may not want to settle for whoever isn’t taken between Bailey and Ohio State’s Arvell Reese. We’ve seen rumors that the Cardinals, Giants, and other teams in the top 10 have shown interest in trading down, and perhaps the Jets wanted to get their phones ringing, too, to see what might be available to them.

The headline caused a bit of a stir this evening, but it remains to be seen if it will affect the current betting lines associated with each pick and player. Regardless, the intent should become much more clear eight days from now, when a selection is announced for the No. 2 overall pick.

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Arvell Reese Still In Play For Jets At No. 2?

By Sam Robinson | at April 20, 2026 6:39 pm

6:39pm: Despite this Reese revival of sorts, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport hears Bailey is still the more likely Jets pick at No. 2. The team’s Sonny Styles and Jeremiyah Love ties aside, Rapoport adds this is viewed as a Bailey-or-Reese decision.

4:18pm: Considerable David Bailey-to-New York buzz has built as the pre-draft process nears its conclusion. The Texas Tech pass rusher’s high floor has been viewed as likelier to make him the No. 2 overall pick — as of late, at least — compared to Arvell Reese.

Reese is viewed as a higher-ceiling talent, albeit one that is not quite as safe an option as Bailey looks to be, as he carries a hybrid skillset into the draft. Reese is aiming to be used as an edge rusher despite Ohio State deploying him as such on fewer than 100 snaps last season. No. 2 overall is not exactly good value for an off-ball linebacker, giving teams considering Reese a crucial assignment in determining a usage plan.

The Jets would make sense for Reese due to their EDGE need and timeline, and they were viewed as more likely to go with the ex-Buckeye than Bailey not too long ago. While Bailey may now be winning out, SNY’s Connor Hughes does not view the Texas Tech pass rusher as certain to go No. 2 overall. In fact, Hughes believes Reese is the Jets’ more likely pick.

If Reese is the Jets’ pick, a Cardinals team that has regularly chosen hybrid linebackers in Round 1 could pounce on Bailey. Our Ely Allen pointed to Arizona probably wanting Bailey more than Reese in his PFR mock draft, and this scenario playing out would give Nick Rallis a locked-in starter opposite Josh Sweat. Though, Bailey’s game has generated some concerns about run defense. The Jets added multiple standout pass rushers with run-game issues in recent years — in Will McDonald and Bryce Huff — and one head coach (via Hughes) compared Bailey to McDonald. Another NFL source labeled Reese as an ideal player for Aaron Glenn to mold.

A potential conflict could emerge regarding Glenn’s timetable. If the Jets stumble to the degree they did in 2025, the head coach is far from certain to be brought back for 2027. But New York’s timetable aligns toward a late-2020s reemergence — after another rebuilding year this season — considering three first-round picks await next year. GM Darren Mougey, based on the time ownership gave previous GMs Joe Douglas and Mike Maccagnan (five drafts apiece), is likelier to be remain in place compared to Glenn. Would the HC want more of a sure thing in Bailey compared to a slightly less certain prospect in this draft?

This situation reminds of the Jaguars’ 2022 debate, which pitted Travon Walker‘s upside against Aidan Hutchinson‘s college production. Bailey (12 sacks at Stanford from 2023-24) brings a better college body of work than Hutchinson (4.5 sacks before his breakthrough final Michigan season).

Detroit won out based on Jacksonville making a tools-driven pick in Walker. Hutchinson and Walker’s second contracts did not end up in the same ballpark. The stakes are high for the Jets, whose playoff drought reached 15 seasons last year. With the Buffalo Sabres making the NHL playoffs this year, Gang Green’s drought leads all active teams in major American sports.

The Jets canceled their “30” visit with Bailey last week (the team met with Reese in March). The Bailey development either points to New York being confident enough in a safer prospect, as to not waste his time on a trip, or the team leaning toward Reese. This storyline leans into the NFL’s smokescreen season well, making for more pre-draft intrigue. With the Raiders a near-certainty to start the draft with Fernando Mendoza, the Jets’ Bailey-Reese call effectively starts this year’s drama.

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