The Jets are in position to do something no NFL team has ever done: own the top three picks in the draft.
That possibility lives in the 2027 NFL Draft, and it all comes down to a chain of first-rounders New York has collected over the past year. The Jets already have their own pick, plus one from the Colts in the Sauce Gardner trade and another from the Cowboys in the Quinnen Williams deal.
There’s one wrinkle with that Dallas pick. The first-rounder the Jets are set to receive may not actually be Dallas’ original slot.
The Cowboys got a 2027 first-round pick from the Packers in the Micah Parsons trade, and New York will receive the better of Dallas’ two picks. So if Green Bay finishes worse than Dallas, the Jets would end up with the Packers’ position.
That’s where Thursday night comes in. Green Bay was routed 35-14 by the Falcons and dropped to 1-2.
The Packers have struggled to run the ball, their offensive line has been a problem and Jordan Love has not been sharp with his accuracy. If that slide continues and Green Bay winds up near the top of the draft, the Jets would benefit.
The Colts are also part of this picture, and they’re not exactly in a stable spot either. Indianapolis is 0-2, has lost nine straight games dating back to last season and now has the Texans on deck. If the Colts keep stumbling, they could be in the mix for the No. 1 overall pick - and that would also land in New York.
If the Colts and Packers end up with the top two picks, both would belong to the Jets. That would be rare territory.
Only two teams in NFL history have ever held the top two selections in a draft, and the last time it happened was 1992, when the Colts took Steve Emtman first and Quentin Coryatt second. In the Super Bowl era, that’s the only time it’s happened, which is why no team has ever held the top three picks.
The Chicago Cardinals also had the first two picks in the 1958 NFL Draft.
Of course, New York would need to do its part too. The Jets would have to be bad enough to keep stacking those premium selections, even though a better season would mean a shot at ending the NFL’s longest playoff drought. They haven’t reached the postseason since 2010.
And if the draft board breaks their way, the payoff could be enormous. The 2027 class is expected to be rich at quarterback, with names like Dante Moore, Arch Manning and LaNorris Sellers in the mix.
That would give the Jets first crack at the position, and still leave them with two more premium picks to work with. They could even trade one of those spots to a quarterback-hungry team and add more first-round capital.
Even if they don’t quite reach the impossible, the Jets are still sitting on a rare draft haul that could put them in control at the top of the 2027 board.
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