{"id":209403,"date":"2026-04-25T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209403\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:58:16","slug":"new-york-jets-news-david-bailey-opens-as-favorite-for-defensive-rookie-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209403\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Jets News: David Bailey opens as favorite for Defensive Rookie of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets<\/a> had a fairly uneventful second day in the 2026 NFL draft yesterday. After they traded down from #44 with the Detroit Lions<\/a> and picked up an extra fourth round selection, the Jets took Indiana cornerback D\u2019Angelo Ponds with pick #50. That ended up being the Jets\u2019 only selection last night. We head into the final day of the 2026 NFL draft with the Jets owning three fourth round picks and two seventh round picks. I expect Jets GM Darren Mougey to maneuver around the draft board to try and bridge that large gap between the fourth and seventh rounds.<\/p>\n

Here are your links to your New York Jets<\/a> this glorious Saturday in April:<\/p>\n

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Randy Lange<\/a> \u2013 Jets Trade Down in Round 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Rich Cimini<\/a> \u2013 New York Jets\u2019 2026 NFL draft picks, biggest needs<\/p>\n

Manny Gomez<\/a> \u2013 Legendary NFL coach questions Jets\u2019 Garrett Wilson<\/a>\u2019s star status: \u2018Not a go-to guy\u2019<\/p>\n

Brian Costello<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 2026 draft is all about aiding Aaron Glenn\u2019s culture shift<\/p>\n

Brian Costello<\/a> \u2013 Jets take cornerback D\u2019Angelo Ponds in second round after 2026 NFL Draft pick swap<\/p>\n

Sean Treppedi<\/a> \u2013 David Bailey opens as favorite for Defensive Rookie of the Year<\/p>\n

Erich Richter<\/a> \u2013 Kenyon Sadiq thought he was being prank called when Jets drafted him in emotional moment<\/p>\n

Brian Costello<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 massive stategy shift clear at NFL draft as biggest decision looms in future<\/p>\n

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Connor Hughes<\/a> \u2013 Grading the Jets\u2019 pick of D\u2019Angelo Ponds in the 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Garrett Stepien<\/a> \u2013 D\u2019Angelo Ponds embraces Aaron Glenn \u2018similarities\u2019 as Jets\u2019 second-round draft pick brings \u2018aggressive, scrappy\u2019 mentality at CB<\/p>\n

Garrett Stepien and Connor Hughes<\/a> \u2013 D\u2019Angelo Ponds 2026 NFL Draft Profile: Everything you need to know about Jets\u2019 second-round pick<\/p>\n

John Flanigan<\/a> \u2013 Why Jets love 2026 second-round pick D\u2019Angelo Ponds: \u2018The traits speak for itself\u2019<\/p>\n

Connor Hughes<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 2026 NFL Draft mission is clear: Build the roster for next franchise quarterback<\/p>\n

Geoffrey A Knox<\/a> \u2013 2026 NFL Draft: Grading Jets\u2019 selection of D\u2019Angelo Ponds at No. 50<\/p>\n

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Nick Wojton<\/a> \u2013 2026 NFL Draft: Jets select CB D\u2019Angelo Ponds with No. 50 selection<\/p>\n

Nick Wojton<\/a> \u2013 2026 NFL Draft: Jets decide on another trade to start Day 2<\/p>\n

Nick Wojton<\/a> \u2013 2026 NFL Draft: List of remaining Jets picks ahead of Day 3<\/p>\n

Jon Conahan<\/a> \u2013 How much will Jets No. 2 pick make in the NFL? Examining rookie contract for David Bailey<\/p>\n

Jon Conahan<\/a> \u2013 Jets questioned for landing Indiana national champion after paying a somewhat big price<\/p>\n

Jon Conahan<\/a> \u2013 Jets veteran could lose job after first round decision by New York<\/p>\n

Matt Sullivan<\/a> \u2013 Aaron Glenn just drafted \u2018himself\u2019 with Indiana national champion D\u2019Angelo Ponds<\/p>\n

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Scott Mitchell<\/a> \u2013 Analyzing how D\u2019Angelo Ponds fits into the NY Jets defense<\/p>\n

Glenn Naughton<\/a> \u2013 Jets add D\u2019Angelo Ponds After Trade Down From 44 to 50<\/p>\n

Charlie Baduini<\/a> \u2013 Jets insider reveals intriguing QB target for Day 3 of 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Charlie Baduini<\/a> \u2013 Aaron Glenn\u2019s heartfelt reaction to D\u2019Angelo Ponds pick will make Jets fans emotional<\/p>\n

Charlie Baduini<\/a> \u2013 D\u2019Angelo Ponds pick leaves Jets with an obvious Brandon Stephens<\/a> decision<\/p>\n

Mike Luciano<\/a> \u2013 Fernando Mendoza just gave newest Jet D\u2019Angelo Ponds the ultimate praise<\/p>\n

Charlie Baduini<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 Haason Reddick<\/a> trade looks even worse now that it\u2019s finalized<\/p>\n

Charlie Baduini<\/a> \u2013 Aaron Glenn couldn\u2019t help but draft himself with D\u2019Angelo Ponds selection<\/p>\n

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Mike Luciano<\/a> \u2013 David Bailey gives rave review to Kenyon Sadiq as Jets NFL Draft class gets better<\/p>\n

Scott Rogust<\/a> \u2013 Garrett Wilson is just as excited as Jets fans for their first-round haul<\/p>\n

Alex House<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 D\u2019Angelo Ponds had pre-draft player comps to new coach Aaron Glenn<\/p>\n

Steve Silverman<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 David Bailey reveals which Pro Bowlers he models his game after<\/p>\n

Benedetto Vitale<\/a> \u2013 Omar Cooper Jr. is ready to \u2018prove it\u2019 with Jets\u2019 Garrett Wilson, AD Mitchell<\/a> in 2026<\/p>\n

Benedetto Vitale<\/a> \u2013 NFL Insider on why David Bailey was clear choice for Jets over Arvell Reese<\/p>\n

Jaren Kawada<\/a> \u2013 The \u2018critical\u2019 similarity Jets HC Aaron Glenn sees in all 3 1st-round picks<\/p>\n

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Dan Fappiano<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 David Bailey immediately endears himself to fans with warning to Giants<\/p>\n

RB Hayek<\/a> \u2013 Jets\u2019 Kenyon Sadiq thought he was getting Shedeur Sanders-like prank call from New York<\/p>\n

Here are your missed connections<\/a> from yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets had a fairly uneventful second day in the 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[34086,429,82975,40097,82974,51361,2675,22905,57966,23771,9,11,430,10,22,12258,3329],"class_list":["post-209403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-aaron-glenn","tag-ad-mitchell","tag-brandon-stephens","tag-d39angelo-ponds","tag-david-bailey","tag-detroit-lions","tag-garrett-wilson","tag-haason-reddick","tag-indiana-hoosiers","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-jets","tag-new-york-news","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-the-jets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}