Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State
M-E-S-S: MESS! MESS! MESS!
That cheer would precisely describe the product displayed on the wretched and treacherous Meadowlands carpet since ceaselessly.
It is by God’s grace that we’re not followers of the New Jersey Jets. This workforce someway outdoes their very own ineptitude yearly.
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Here are only a few enjoyable info concerning the Green Goblins’ “House of Horrors” 2025 run (shoutout to Joe Beningo):
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The Jets went the complete 2025 season with out an interception. They are the one workforce for the reason that NFL began monitoring interceptions in 1933 to not have a choose. Please take a second to permit this info to sink in. Not even a random deflection off an O-lineman’s helmet gifted into the palms of a ready D-lineman. Zero INTs.
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The 2025 Jets protection additionally set the NFL document for fewest takeaways in a season with 4 in 17 video games.
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The 2025 Jets grew to become the primary workforce in NFL historical past to complete final in level differential, turnover differential, and whole yardage in the identical season. If the 2025 Jets offense have been to face the 1991 Eagles protection (#1 in opposition to the run, #1 in opposition to the pass, #1 protection total), an precise black gap/occasion horizon would
be created.
And listed below are some extra Jets truths. Since their 1968 Super Bowl win:
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The Jets are 133 video games below .500 (418-541-8).
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It’s been a training, GM, and QB carousel: 17 Head Coaches (together with Angelo Cataldi’s fave, Rich Kotite), 10 General Managers, and 34 completely different beginning quarterbacks. Not fairly Browns’ territory with respect to sign callers, however try the miserable partial record of Jets QB legends with essentially the most begins since “Broadway Joe” retired in 1976:
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Ken O’Brien (106 begins)
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Chad Pennington (55 begins)
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Geno Smith (29 begins). He’s baaaaack
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And who can overlook these 4 begins by Bubby Brister in 1995!
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Bonus nugget: Did you already know that an over-the-hill Michael Vick began 3 video games for the Jets in 2014? (I had no recollection of that).
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They have had TWO profitable seasons within the final 15 years.
On to the 2026 NFL Draft
Of course, the first cause for this unmatched run of gridiron glory is the Jets’ laughable efficiency within the NFL draft. They have chosen numerous first-round gamers who both busted in New Jersey (Sanchez, Zach Wilson, Dee Milner, Vernon “Zero Career Sacks” Gholston) or went on to play nicely for another person (Darnold).
Lately, they’ve been liquidating their roster by buying and selling away precise good, foundational gamers like Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for picks. Who is aware of with this group?
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The Jets do have considerable picks this yr. Two firsts (#2 and #16) together with two seconds (#33 and #44). At quantity 2 total, we all know the Jets received’t be drafting a quarterback given their blockbuster commerce to re-acquire gunslinger Geno Smith.
Looking on the 2026 season, the Jets’ high 3 wants embody:
QB, Edge, WR
Which brings us to choose # 2 total…
The Pick
Arvell Reese, LB, Ohio State. 6’ 4” , 240 kilos
The Player
During his breakout junior season in 2025, Reese led Ohio State with a complete of 69 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Notably, he had a profession sport in opposition to Penn State with 12 tackles. Reese is getting severe draft hype.
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As I watched Reese’s movie, I stored attempting to determine what he’s—an Edge or a LB? There are snaps when he’s enjoying weak-side backer, some the place’s he’s MIKE linebacker, and different snaps when he’s standing up on the sting. He doesn’t put his hand on the bottom and had zero snaps from a three-point stance in 2025. At the NFL Combine, Reese clarified to groups that he’s a standing outdoors linebacker and edge rusher reasonably than a standard defensive finish enjoying from a three-point stance.
Reese has superb velocity, tackles nicely, and may beat offensive tackles with quickness across the nook. As an edge on operating performs, he can ship superior bottom pursuit and make tackles behind the road of scrimmage. He will drop again in protection incessantly however doesn’t excel there and isn’t a man who’s going to choose off balls over the center.
He appears to be like extra like a linebacker to me. He has nice read-and-react capacity from the LB spot. About half of his sacks come late within the down from the off-ball LB place and about half come from rushes off the sting. I’m undecided if he’s fairly huge and robust sufficient to bully NFL offensive tackles on the sting.
Reese is a possible hybrid defender, which is pitching tents all through NFL Draft battle rooms, however I see a linebacker. And this can be a premium choose for an off-ball participant. I view Reese as a ravenous man’s Micah Parsons, given his bodily traits and his capacity to play everywhere in the formation. But in contrast to Parsons, who’s a hybrid defender most at residence on the sting, Reese is a hybrid defender most at residence as an off-ball linebacker.
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A linebacker at #2 total=More ache for the Jets. But no laborious emotions in opposition to our northern neighbors. After all, they did take Kotite off our palms.
GO BIRDS!
–Thanks to Brady Fedora for the help within the write-up.
2026 BGN Mock Draft Order
1) Raiders (Mailata_in_a_Miata): Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
2) Jets (Dr.MidnightGreen): Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State
3) Cardinals (grantspectations)
4) Titans (DrBubbles)
5) Giants (ablesser88)
6) Browns (kjb304)
7) Commanders (Jerry Robinson 56)
8) Saints (VetStadiumSection358)
9) Chiefs (Hoosinole)
10) Bengals (chuckelberryfinn)
11) Dolphins (phillyfan)
12) Cowboys (Green Grampa)
13) Rams (All_Hail_Howie)
14) Ravens (215T1LL1D1e)
15) Buccaneers (pascofljoe)
16) Jets (Euegene11)
17) Lions (BCHaas)
18) Vikings (The Player Formerly Known as Mousecop)
19) Panthers (LancGuy)
20) Cowboys (Cravin’ LeBlanc)
21) Steelers (iam4theBirdz)
22) Chargers (Aint1stULast)
23) Eagles (Philly21)
24) Browns (FierceDisc65)
25) Bears (jazztafari)
26) Bills (PhillyTexan)
27) 49ers (granthill7)
28) Texans (CrackTheEaglesNut)
29) Chiefs (z)
30) Dolphins (Booth12)
31) Patriots (Niels Rosenquist)
32) Seahawks (J. Wil)
2026 BGN Community Consensus Mock Draft
Now it’s YOUR TURN to vote for who you suppose ought to be chosen with this choose.
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1) Raiders: QB Fernando Mendoza
2) Jets: