Tuesday brought a fire sale to New York City. Thanks to trades involving Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, the Jets now own two first-round picks and two second-round picks in 2026, and three first-round picks and a second-round pick in 2027.
That is a lot of draft capital.
And yes, there is a bit of the “Family Guy mystery box scene” at work here. Gardner is just 25 years old, and Williams is not much older, as the defensive lineman will turn 28 just a few days before Christmas. Moving on from those players and creating a need to replace them via the draft does carry some risk.
Still, it is hard to argue with the draft capital they added.
As discussed above, addressing the quarterback position is one area, and in this mock draft the Jets do that with the Indiana quarterback. As for the second pick in the first round, one coming from Indianapolis, here we have the Jets taking cornerback Colton Hood out of Tennessee. With Gardner headed to the Colts, the Jets will have a need in the secondary. He is an aggressive corner with fluid feet, comfortable in both man coverage as well as in zone.