{"id":209898,"date":"2026-04-26T00:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209898\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:32:12","slug":"meet-the-new-york-jets-full-2026-nfl-draft-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/209898\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the New York Jets&#8217; full 2026 NFL Draft class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated April 25, 2026, 6:34 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The 2026 NFL Draft is in the history books for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" data-autotag=\"61e70eee-950b-4335-a373-675b010563dc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Jets made plenty of noise at this year&#8217;s event, starting right at the top. Heading to New York first were three players selected in Round 1: edge David Bailey, tight end Kenyon Sadiq and wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In the end, the Jets made eight total selections after a few trades made by general manager Darren Mougey. The draft class ended up being split right down the middle with four selections being players on offense and the other half being on defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With the dust settled, here is a quick look at the Jets&#8217; final 2026 NFL Draft class:<\/p>\n<p>Round 1, pick 2: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89761412007-usatsi-28795740.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apr 23, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders linebacker David Bailey is introduced before the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\"\/>Round 1, pick 16: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89764220007-usatsi-28796639.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apr 23, 2026; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq is selected by the New York Jets as the number 16 pick during the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\"\/>Round 1, pick 30: Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89506661007-usatsi-27918678.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Pasadena, CA, USA; Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. (3) celebrates after catching a 1-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2026 Rose Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\"\/>Round 2, pick 50: D&#8217;Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89783561007-getty-images-2256616873.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"D'Angelo Ponds #5, Indiana Hoosiers (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow\/Getty Images)\"\/>Round 4, pick 103: Darrell Jackson Jr., DT, Florida St.<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:471px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89800725007-usatsi-24831911.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nov 23, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Darrell Jackson Jr. (6) prepares for the snap during the first quarter against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images\"\/>Round 4, pick 110: Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:501px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/85937139007-usatsi-26976368.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clemson running back Adam Randall (8) takes the handoff from quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) playing LSU during the first quarter at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Saturday, August 30, 2025.\"\/>Round 6, pick 188: Anez Cooper, G, Miami<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:470px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89800734007-usatsi-27991904.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 8, 2026; Glendale, AZ, USA; Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman Anez Cooper (73) against the Mississippi Rebels during the 2026 Fiesta Bowl and semifinal game of the College Football Playoff at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images\"\/>Round 7, pick 228: VJ Payne, S, Kansas St.<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89800592007-getty-images-2234335527.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"V.J. Payne (Photo by Peter G. Aiken\/Getty Images)\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated April 25, 2026, 6:34 p.m. ET The 2026 NFL Draft is in the history books for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[679,9,11,10,56,1673,1674,27744,948,950,690,1675,932,947,691,6568,949,682],"class_list":{"0":"post-209898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-headlines","11":"tag-new-york-news","12":"tag-ny","13":"tag-sstssportsnfljets","14":"tag-sstsnjets","15":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","16":"tag-tagamerican-football","17":"tag-tagnational-sports","18":"tag-tagnew-york","19":"tag-tagnew-york-jets","20":"tag-tagnfl","21":"tag-tagnfl-hub","22":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","23":"tag-tagsmg-breaking-wire","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-typestory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209898","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=209898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}