David Bailey could be the safe pick for the Jets at No. 2![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01kmb186cq7arb1pafdr.jpg\" "\\"Texas")
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Oct 25, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders defensive end David Bailey (31) pressures Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback Noah Walters (12) in the second half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images | Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
“Aside from acquiring Smith, Gang Green spent a fair amount of money in free agency \u2013 including on edge players Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare,” Davis wrote. “But neither is going to strike the fear of God into opposing quarterbacks. Bailey, a\u00a0Stanford grad,\u00a0came into his own with the Big 12 champion Red Raiders in 2025, tying for first in the FBS with 14\u00bd sacks while leading the field with a 20.2% pressure rate and mixing in 19\u00bd tackles for losses. Bailey is scheme diverse, which could also be a boon for a team switching to a three-man front and one that\u00a0also recently offloaded DE Jermaine Johnson II, who was optimal for Tennessee’s 4-3 defense.”<\/p>\n
Bailey was an All-American last year with double digit sacks while anchoring one of the best defenses in the country. He’s a star at this point in his career with the ceiling to become even more dominant over the coming years.<\/p>\n
While Bailey might not have the same potential as Reese, the Texas Tech product is a much safer pick. He’s already shown the ability to dominate as an edge rusher while Reese was more of a hybrid. There are few draft prospects who have shown as much dominance at the college level as Bailey.<\/p>\n
The Jets need to land one of these two edge rushers. The decision is going to be a tough one, but they can’t go wrong with either of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Jets came into the offseason with a lot of holes on their roster, but the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-553553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}