Browsing Cowboys forum for their reaction to the Quinnen trade. Some of those guys claim 2027 draft is stronger than the 2026 draft. I am not a college football guy so calling all residents. We have two 1st round picks in 2026 and three 1st round picks in 2027. I say we are OK without Sauce and Quinnen. A smart front office can do magic with all those picks and available cap space. We will see if we have the right GM in a few years.
On the surface, the 2027 draft has a couple generational talents that makes it appear as it’s going to be elite. The 2026 QB class can also crumble beneath itself very quickly. Ty Simpson, Sellers, Maiava, Dante Moore all have eligibility and plenty of incentive to go back to school. Nussmeier can probably sneak a graduate transfer in to stay in school. I’ve heard Moore is almost certainly going back to school. Suddenly the QB class is depleted this year and loaded next year. Sam Leavitt, Julian Sayen, CJ Bailey and Marcel Reed will also be in next years class. Jeremiah Smith will come out as the best WR prospect ever next year. Leonard Moore at corner is probably the best in college football this year, let alone when he declares next year.
Jets first round hit rate is about 50:50 so we should come out of that with 2 or 3 good players but really it is all about can we parlay those picks into finally getting a true franchise QB that plays for the team for a decade plus. -
I know is early of course but, currently the 2026 draft first six consensus positions are not QBs, with the safety from Ohio State as number one, LB, RB, a couple of edges, OT and DT. QBs are sliding down.
If we use a first round pick on a fucking safety I’m out. I don’t think I could take that kind of “team building”
Would you rather have Evan Neal (OT) or Kyle Hamilton(S)? Josh Rosen (QB) or Minkah Fitzpatrick (S)? There are a couple players I’d prefer over Downs but he’s probably the best safety prospect in history other than Sean Taylor. Hard to be mad getting a player like that. I’d also expect to see us go defense then offense-offense in the draft unless we move down and get a receiver.
Personally, I haven’t watched him so no idea how great a player he is…however, the list of safeties as difference makers is extremely short…honestly Polamalu and Ed Reed come to mind but not much past that. So yeah comparing to Evan Neal now is obvious as he’s sucked big time, but even Kyle Hamilton, while a very good/great player, isn’t enough of a difference maker to make me want to take him early in round one…if I recall, he was taken somewhere around 14, right? So mid-round? I remember there was talk about us drafting him. But mid-round for a great safety ok I can get that. Top ten? I’m out on that Honestly if that was the scenario, I’d prefer to trade down and get more picks rather than draft a safety top ten. Especially on this team, where we have needs at safety, yes, agreed, but we have much bigger needs at more critical spots like QB, WR, CB, DE…I’d draft any of those positions before I’d draft a safety.
This 26 draft class is not good, and neither are the QBs in it (from a prospect perspective). It’s great the jets have the 3 firsts in 27, you just have to hope the front office resists the pressure to draft their qb of the future with one of their 2 first rounders in this 26 class, and instead remains patient knowing next year will be another lost year as well. The smart move is to take the qb in 27, but there will be immense pressure on the GM and HC to want to start the process now.
The jets need a safety. Why would you feel this way with multiple firsts to pick BPA if the need aligns? Part of the Jets consistent suck is they are in the past and undervalue the safety position.
I totally agree we need the help. I just don’t think a safety is worth a top ten pick unless he is Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu or someone like that. I think the MUCH bigger parts of our consistent suck is the ignorance on offense due to terrible QB players and defensive coaches having no clue how to identify and develop QB talent nor how to put in a system that maximizes that talent. So yeah, I see safety as a need for sure…I just would MUCH rather invest top ten draft capital in other positions…QB obviously if there is one there that is worth it, but if not, I’d rather use a top ten pick on a WR or a DE/Edge guy than a safety
I agree, but is the safety is that much better of a football player i don't think the Jets should overlook them because they are a safety. There's nuance
My view is you can never go wrong with BPA particularly in a position of need. Granted, if you have multiple needs, and the ranking is close, some positions take precedence. If the draft is rich with players in position of need if possible trading down is good, but I wouldn’t dismiss any starting position including safety and over reach for another. Apparently a couple of Edge rushers are highly thought of in a defensive rich draft but I let the experts here discuss who could be a strong candidate for us. I suspect first pick for Glenn will be a defensive stud if the QB pool is not that great and go offense with the second pick.
Sure, but he would have to be SO much better than the highest available WR or DE/Edge for me to take him there, and even then, I’d probably prefer to trade down and still take the highest rated WR or DE/Edge Of course that means there has to actually be a trade available, which isn’t always the case
