The Jets are heading into 2026 with a lot to prove, and Aaron Glenn is already facing questions about whether the roster is built to help him do it fast enough.
New York is trying to climb out of a rough 3-14 season, and there were at least some signs of life in Glenn’s first year running the show. He pushed hard to get the team organized and moving in the right direction, but one season only goes so far.
This year feels different. It is the one where the pressure can start to settle in if the turnaround never really arrives.
That’s why one draft choice is drawing attention. In a Friday Bleacher Report feature, Moe Moton flagged the Jets’ second first-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft, tight end Kenyon Sadiq, as a “puzzling” selection. Moton also noted that tight end is a “position that's typically tough for rookies transitioning to the pros.”
The fit looks even murkier when you look at the depth chart. Sadiq is buried behind Garrett Wilson, Mason Taylor, Adonai Mitchell and Omar Cooper Jr.
For a Jets team that needed young players who could help right away, that makes the pick harder to understand. Instead of adding someone ready to step in, New York appears to have used premium draft capital on a player who may not need to be on the field anytime soon.
There’s also the health piece. As Moton pointed out, “Also, keep in mind Sadiq underwent a procedure for hernia repair and didn't practice in the spring,”
Maybe the Jets end up liking this pick in the long run if Sadiq develops over the next few years. But right now, that’s not the kind of timeline this team can lean on. New York needs answers sooner than later, and this draft choice is already being viewed through that urgent lens.
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