The New York Jets continue to hold their cards close to the vest when it comes to the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
But the most popular online sportsbooks think they see a tell: Texas A&M pass rusher David Bailey has passed Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese as the favorite to be selected immediately after Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza hears his name called first by the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, BetMGM listed Reese at minus-400 as the favorite to go No. 2 while Bailey could be secured at plus-200. At that time, Bailey had been backed by the most total bets at 21.2 percent and Reese by the most money at 37.2 percent. But by Wednesday night, Bailey moved into the favorite\u2019s role at minus-145 while Reese has plummeted to plus-110.<\/p>\n
DraftKings, meanwhile, listed Bailey as minus-150 to go No. 2 with Reese at plus-115 and Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love a distant third at plus-8000.<\/p>\n
This seismic surge occurred despite Bailey having his \u201ctop 30\u201d visit to Jets headquarters canceled by the team. Jets coach Aaron Glenn downplayed not bringing Bailey in for a pre-draft visit, then Bailey supported that view Wednesday by saying he has spent plenty of time with the team\u2019s brass and recently caught up with them on FaceTime.<\/p>\n
Yet another question: Will the Jets hold on to that second overall pick?<\/p>\n
New York owns five of the top 103 selections in the draft and could opt to move down or stay put at No. 2 and\/or No. 16 tonight. The Jets also have a pair of second-round picks Friday night.<\/p>\n
If the team stays put at No. 2, the question between Bailey and Reese has been one of the more interesting pre-draft debates.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-4, 243-pound Reese ranks the No. 6 overall prospect in the 2026 draft by Field Level Media, followed immediately by the 6-3, 247-pound Bailey.<\/p>\n
Bailey tied for the NCAA lead with 14\u00bd sacks last season and is a weight-room warrior who explodes off the ball. He has been compared to Denver Broncos pass rusher Nik Bonitto, who faced similar questions about his potential as a run defender coming out of Oklahoma prior to the 2022 draft.<\/p>\n
Reese could be a reliable edge setter in a 3-4 or a thumping presence in the middle of a 4-3. He also can stick with tight ends in coverage, and provides a tantalizing combination of tools and versatility. A comp to retired pass rusher Barkevious Mingo, who by all accounts failed to live up to pre-draft expectations, might have many NFL personnel in the Jets\u2019 shoes favoring Bailey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Jets continue to hold their cards close to the vest when it comes to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-872480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jets","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-jets","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkjets","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116452416867759527","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872480","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=872480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}