The Jets’ latest loss dropped them to 2-6, but the bigger picture is starting to look wild. New York is sitting on more draft capital in the 2027 NFL Draft than any other team, and if the 2026 season keeps trending the way it has, the Jets could end up with a haul that makes league history.
The eye-popping part is simple: New York owns three first-round picks in 2027, and all three have a real shot to land in the top 10. If that holds, the Jets would become the first team in 60 years to make three top-10 selections in the same draft.
Right now, the Jets are projected to hold picks Nos. 4, 5, and 10. That would put them in rare company. The last team to pull off three top-10 picks in one draft was the 1965 Bears, who used those selections on Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, and Steve DeLong.
How did the Jets get here? Their 2027 first-rounders include the Colts’ pick, acquired after trading Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis last season, and the Cowboys’ pick, which came over in the Quinnen Williams deal. New York also has its own first-rounder, and the current setup has all three selections lined up near the top of the board.
That kind of draft position gives the Jets a chance to attack two major needs at once. Quarterback remains the obvious priority, with the franchise still searching for a long-term answer. The team also needs help on defense, while the rest of the offense is described as being in good shape moving forward.
At quarterback, the list of potential targets includes Drew Mestamaker of Oklahoma State, C.J. Carr of Notre Dame, Darian Mensah of Miami, Arch Manning of Texas, Trinidad Chambliss of Ole Miss, Dante Moore of Oregon, and LaNorris Sellers of South Carolina.
On the defensive side, the Jets could use their other first-rounders on players such as CB Leonard Moore of Notre Dame, EDGE Colin Simmons of Texas, EDGE Dylan Stewart of South Carolina, DT David Stone of Oklahoma, CB Kelley Jones of Mississippi State, and DT Will Echoles of Ole Miss.
TSN’s Vinnie Iyer recently had the Jets taking Carr, Stone, and Jones in his latest mock draft, though that projection came when New York’s three picks were slotted between 9 and 12.
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