{"id":694077,"date":"2026-03-31T05:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/694077\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T05:14:36","slug":"2026-nfl-mock-draft-new-york-jets-nab-pass-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/694077\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 NFL Mock Draft: New York Jets nab pass rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State<\/strong><\/p>\n

M-E-S-S: MESS! MESS! MESS!<\/p>\n

That cheer would accurately describe the product displayed on the wretched and treacherous Meadowlands carpet since forever.<\/p>\n

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It is by God\u2019s grace that we are not fans of the New Jersey Jets. This team somehow outdoes their own ineptitude every year.<\/p>\n

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Here are just a few fun facts about the Green Goblins\u2019 \u201cHouse of Horrors\u201d 2025 run (shoutout to Joe Beningo):<\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    The Jets went the entire 2025 season without an interception. They are the only team since the NFL started tracking interceptions in 1933 to not have a pick. Please take a moment to allow this information to sink in.\u00a0Not even a random deflection off an O-lineman\u2019s helmet gifted into the hands of a waiting D-lineman. Zero INTs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The 2025 Jets defense also set the NFL record for fewest takeaways in a season with four in 17 games.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The 2025 Jets became the first team in NFL history to finish last in point differential, turnover differential, and total yardage in the same season. If the 2025 Jets offense were to face the 1991 Eagles defense (#1 against the run, #1 against the pass, #1 defense overall), an actual black hole\/event horizon would
    be created.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And here are some more Jets truths. Since their 1968 Super Bowl win:<\/p>\n

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    1. \n

      The Jets are 133\u00a0games under .500 (418-541-8).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    2. \n

      It\u2019s been a coaching, GM, and QB carousel: 17 Head Coaches (including Angelo Cataldi\u2019s fave, Rich Kotite), 10 General Managers, and 34 different starting quarterbacks. Not quite Browns\u2019 territory with respect to signal callers, but check out the depressing partial list of Jets QB legends with the most starts since \u201cBroadway Joe\u201d retired in 1976:<\/p>\n

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        Ken O\u2019Brien (106 starts)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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        Chad Pennington (55 starts)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Geno Smith (29 starts). He\u2019s baaaaack<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        And who can forget those 4 starts by Bubby Brister in 1995!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Bonus nugget: Did you know that an over-the-hill Michael Vick started 3 games for the Jets in 2014? (I had no recollection of that).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n

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        They have had TWO winning seasons in the last 15 years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        On to the 2026 NFL Draft\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Of course, the primary reason for this unrivaled run of gridiron glory is the Jets\u2019 laughable performance in the NFL draft. They have chosen countless first-round players who either busted in New Jersey (Sanchez, Zach Wilson, Dee Milner, Vernon \u201cZero Career Sacks\u201d Gholston) or went on to play well for someone else (Darnold).<\/p>\n

        Lately, they\u2019ve been liquidating their roster by trading away actual good, foundational players like Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for picks. Who knows with this organization?<\/p>\n

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        The Jets do have abundant picks this year. Two firsts (#2 and #16) along with two seconds (#33 and #44). At number 2 overall, we know the Jets won\u2019t be drafting a quarterback given their blockbuster trade to re-acquire gunslinger Geno Smith.<\/p>\n

        Looking at the 2026 season, the Jets\u2019 top 3 needs include:<\/p>\n

        QB<\/strong>, Edge,<\/strong>\u00a0WR<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Which brings us to pick # 2 overall\u2026<\/p>\n

        The Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State. 6\u2019 4\u201d , 240 pounds<\/p>\n

        The Player<\/strong><\/p>\n

        During his breakout junior season in 2025, Reese led Ohio State with a total of 69 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Notably, he had a career game against Penn State with 12 tackles. Reese is getting serious draft hype.<\/p>\n

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        As I watched Reese\u2019s film, I kept trying to figure out what he is\u2014an Edge or a LB? There are snaps when he\u2019s playing weak-side backer, some where\u2019s he\u2019s MIKE linebacker, and other snaps when he\u2019s standing up on the edge. He does not put his hand on the ground and had zero snaps from a three-point stance in 2025. At the NFL Combine, Reese clarified to teams that he is a standing outside linebacker and edge rusher rather than a traditional defensive end playing from a three-point stance.<\/p>\n

        Reese has very good speed, tackles well, and can beat offensive tackles with quickness around the corner. As an edge on running plays, he can deliver awesome backside pursuit and make tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He will drop back in coverage frequently but does not excel there and is not a guy who is going to pick off balls over the middle.<\/p>\n

        He looks more like a linebacker to me. He has great read-and-react ability from the LB spot. About half of his sacks come late in the down from the off-ball LB position and about half come from rushes off the edge. I\u2019m not sure if he\u2019s quite big and strong enough to bully NFL offensive tackles on the edge.<\/p>\n

        Reese is a potential hybrid defender, which is pitching tents throughout NFL Draft war rooms, but I see a linebacker. And this is a premium pick for an off-ball player. I view Reese as a starving man\u2019s Micah Parsons, given his physical traits and his ability to play all over the formation. But unlike Parsons, who is a hybrid defender most at home on the edge, Reese is a hybrid defender most at home as an off-ball linebacker.<\/p>\n

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        A linebacker at #2 overall=More pain for the Jets. But no hard feelings against our northern neighbors. After all, they did take Kotite off our hands.<\/p>\n

        GO BIRDS!<\/p>\n

        \u2013Thanks to Brady Fedora for the assist in the write-up.<\/p>\n

        2026 BGN Mock Draft Order<\/strong><\/p>\n

        1) Raiders (Mailata_in_a_Miata): Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
        2) Jets (Dr.MidnightGreen): Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State
        3) Cardinals (grantspectations)
        4) Titans (DrBubbles)
        5) Giants (ablesser88)
        6) Browns (kjb304)
        7) Commanders (Jerry Robinson 56)
        8) Saints (VetStadiumSection358)
        9) Chiefs (Hoosinole)
        10) Bengals (chuckelberryfinn)
        11) Dolphins (phillyfan)
        12) Cowboys (Green Grampa)
        13) Rams (All_Hail_Howie)
        14) Ravens (215T1LL1D1e)
        15) Buccaneers (pascofljoe)
        16) Jets (Euegene11)
        17) Lions (BCHaas)
        18) Vikings (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop)
        19) Panthers (LancGuy)
        20) Cowboys (Cravin\u2019 LeBlanc)
        21) Steelers (iam4theBirdz)
        22) Chargers (Aint1stULast)
        23) Eagles (Philly21)
        24) Browns (FierceDisc65)
        25) Bears (jazztafari)
        26) Bills (PhillyTexan)
        27) 49ers (granthill7)
        28) Texans (CrackTheEaglesNut)
        29) Chiefs (z)
        30) Dolphins (Booth12)
        31) Patriots (Niels Rosenquist)
        32) Seahawks (J. Wil)<\/p>\n

        2026 BGN Community Consensus Mock Draft<\/p>\n

        Now it\u2019s YOUR TURN to vote for who you think should be selected with this pick.<\/p>\n

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        1) Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza
        2) Jets: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State M-E-S-S: MESS! MESS! MESS! That cheer would accurately describe the product displayed on…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":694078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,218617,20050,1261,9443,34007,290564,143585,11138,75560,405,403,5226,5225,1232,4261,5228,5227,22240,4733,67502,290563,68768,2779,59935,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,22655],"class_list":["post-694077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-arvell-reese","tag-bengals","tag-geno-smith","tag-indiana-hoosiers","tag-jets","tag-jets-defense","tag-mark-sanchez","tag-micah-parsons","tag-michael-vick","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-ohio-state","tag-ohio-state-buckeyes","tag-quinnen-williams","tag-rich-kotite","tag-sauce-gardner","tag-steelers","tag-the-jets","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-zach-wilson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116322085730680448","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}