{"id":864338,"date":"2026-04-11T23:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:43:39","slug":"jets-go-defense-wr-in-new-round-1-mock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864338\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets go defense, WR in new Round 1 mock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" data-autotag=\"61e70eee-950b-4335-a373-675b010563dc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Jets<\/a> make a David Bailey and wide receiver decision in Athlon Sports&#8217; latest 2026 NFL draft mock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/nfl-mock-draft-2026-updated-latest-news-rumors-predictions?utm_source=nflmockdraftdatabase&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=read_mock_link\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL draft analyst Luke Easterling&#8217;s latest draft projection<\/a> sees the Jets using their two Round 1 selections on Bailey and Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson at the No. 2 and 16 picks, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Bailey, a Texas Tech pass rusher, was named the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2025. The honor was well earned as the edge defender had 19.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks in 14 games played.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tyson, a versatile 6-foot-2 playmaker, had 61 catches, 711 yards and eight touchdowns last season in nine games played. The year prior, Tyson had a 75-,1,101-10 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Easterling&#8217;s breakdown on both players can be found below:<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:489px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89569911007-usatsi-27032212.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Texas Tech's David Bailey rushes the Kent State offense during a non-conference football game, Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Jones AT&amp;T Stadium.\"\/>Round 1, pick No. 2: David Bailey | Edge | Texas Tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">We\u2019ve long expected this pick to be an edge rusher, but the closer we get to the draft, the more it feels like the Jets will opt for the proven production Bailey brings to the table over the upside of Ohio State\u2019s Arvell Reese. Bailey tied for the FBS lead with 14.5 sacks last season, and has the most explosive first step of any edge defender in this year\u2019s loaded class. He would make an immediate impact at a premium position in Aaron Glenn\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<p>Round 1, pick No. 16: Jordyn Tyson | WR | Arizona State<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This is where the Ty Simpson conversation could start, but I just don\u2019t see the Jets making that move here. Instead, they\u2019ve got a chance to help out their yet-to-be-found future franchise quarterback by adding a dynamic pass-catcher in Tyson, who has impressive route-running ability and big-play potential after the catch. He\u2019s arguably a top-10 talent, but concerns over durability and toughness could leave Tyson on the board in this range, giving New York the chance to pair him with Garrett Wilson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. ET The New York Jets make a David Bailey and wide receiver decision&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[95878,7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,97197,97198,97116,95882,95930,95896,96747,95888,95906,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-864338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-jets","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkjets","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnfljets","17":"tag-sstsnjets","18":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","19":"tag-tagamerican-football","20":"tag-tagbig-ten-conference-football","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnew-york-jets","23":"tag-tagnfl","24":"tag-tagoverall-positive","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116388734352115782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}