After Thanksgiving comes and goes, New York Jets fans know what that means: even more time spent refreshing Tankathon and digging through every new mock draft they can find.
The good news for them? Mock-draft season is only getting started, and itโs about to ramp up fast.
In Dane Brugler’s 1.0 mock draft for The Athletic, he had the Jets making an eyebrow-raising selection, predicting Gang Green will take Arizona State wide receiver Jordan Tyson with the No. 7 pick.
“Who will be quarterbacking the Jets in 2026? General manager Darren Mougey has plenty of draft capital to move up for a QB, but it also wouldnโt be surprising to see New York continue to build up its roster, go with a bridge option under center and target a 2027 prospect,” wrote Brugler.
“Durability concerns are a part of his evaluation, but Tyson reminds me of prime Stefon Diggs with his ability to create space and win at the catch point.”
First off, keep this in mind: mock drafts in early December donโt mean as much as you think. The draft order is nowhere close to settled. The Jets would currently hold the No. 7 pick, but with five games still left on the schedule, plenty can shift before anything becomes real.
As for Tyson, thereโs no questioning his talent. In this mock, he comes off the board as the second wide receiver, slotted right after Ohio Stateโs Carnell Tate, who goes to the New York Giants at No. 4. But the real question is whether it makes sense for the Jets to use a top-10 pick on a wideout.
Wide receiver isnโt exactly a position of strength in New York, but the Jets have far bigger needs at No. 7, starting with the most pressing one of all: quarterback.
As Brugler noted, no one knows who will be under center for the Jets next season. General manager Darren Mougey has a ton of capital to work with, but thereโs also a scenario where the Jets decide to punt the position for another year and wait until the 2027 draft.
In this hypothetical, Oregon QB Dante Moore and Indianaโs signal-caller Fernando Mendoza were long gone by the time the Jets were on the clock โ with Mendoza going No. 1 overall and Moore coming off the board at No. 4.
Overall, the truth is that nothing matters unless the Jets land their quarterback, whether it’s this April or next.

