If the New York Jets need a history lesson to understand what not to do in the 2026 NFL draft, they’re in luck.
All they need to do is sift through the franchise’s long track record of draft blunders.
Here are three Jets draft mistakes that can inform the team’s preparation for the 2026 draft, teaching them valuable lessons that can reduce the odds of a similar failure.
1. Stephen Hill, Devin Smith, Denzel Mims, Elijah Moore
The Jets had a decade-long run of stunning futility when attempting to identify offensive building blocks in the second round.
From 2012-21, these were their seven offensive choices in Round 2:
- 2012: WR Stephen Hill
- 2013: QB Geno Smith
- 2014: TE Jace Amaro
- 2015: WR Devin Smith
- 2016: QB Christian Hackenberg
- 2020: WR Denzel…
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