It’s safe to say there is a consensus agreement on who the New York Jets will (or “should”) select with their two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft.

ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller joined the pre-combine mock draft party on Monday, and his predictions for the Jets are sure to surprise absolutely nobody who has found themselves obsessed with the mock draft circuit.

Here are the top 16 selections of Miller’s mock:

  1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
  2. New York Jets: Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State
  3. Arizona Cardinals: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
  4. Tennessee Titans: Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami
  5. New York Giants: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
  6. Cleveland Browns: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
  7. Washington Commanders: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
  8. New Orleans Saints: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
  9. Kansas City Chiefs: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
  10. Cincinnati Bengals: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
  11. Miami Dolphins: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
  12. Dallas Cowboys: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
  13. Los Angeles Rams: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
  14. Baltimore Ravens: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
  15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
  16. New York Jets: Makai Lemon, WR, USC

Since touted quarterback prospect Dante Moore announced his decision to return to Oregon, Arvell Reese and Makai Lemon have established themselves as the clear-cut consensus favorites to be selected by New York with the second and 16th overall picks, respectively. NFL.com’s Bucky Brooks had the Jets taking the same duo in his mock draft.

It is fascinating that, while the national media seems dead-set on the Jets targeting Reese and Lemon, the Jets’ fanbase does not seem to view these decisions as cut-and-dry.

In a Jan. 23 poll of more than 1,200 Jets fans, over 43% of voters preferred Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain as the team’s best option with the second overall pick (outside of taking a quarterback or trading down). Reese came in second with 28% of the votes, not far ahead of Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, who garnered 22%. Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate was a distant third at 8%.

We shall see whether the Reese-Lemon predictions hold strong over the next two-plus months, or if the upcoming draft events do anything to change the consensus. Perhaps one of these guys will run five-hundredths of a second slower in his underwear than pundits expected, causing him to go from a tantalizing first-round pick to a total scrub who should not be touched with a 39.5-foot pole.

Or, perhaps another guy who nobody is talking about on Feb. 2 will run eight hundredths of a second faster in his underwear than everyone expected, causing him to skyrocket up the draft board, surpassing his rival, who is better at football, but ran a little bit slower in the all-too-important 40-yard straight line that is incredibly common in real football games.

Oh, draft season. How we love you so.