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The Jets moved up one spot after a Cleveland Browns victory last week and now sit third overall. With a top-3 pick and the 18th overall selection, the Jets are stacked in what’s considered a weaker draft class. With eyes on April, here’s a look at how things may turn out.
All selections are made using the PFF Mock Draft simulator and the players taken off the board during that simulation will not be available for selection to keep things fair.
The odds are incredibly high the Jets will head into the 2026 season with a rookie QB. It’s just a question of which one. As things stand, the most likely selection is probably Dante Moore. The Oregon quarterback is not guaranteed to enter the draft, but the buzz has been getting bigger as Oregon’s season has progressed.
Moore is a very athletic quarterback who prefers to stay in the pocket thanks to the coaching of Oregon’s Will Stein, who like with Bo Nix, has coached Moore to get the ball out quickly and efficiently.
Moore has an excellent Time to Attempt of 2.33 seconds. Of Power 4 quarterbacks, only Carson Beck got the ball out faster. Fernando Mendoza, who is a quick processor himself, is 11th among Power 4 quarterbacks at 2.46 seconds.
The bigger issue for Moore is that he often tries to write checks that his arm can’t cash. Moore trusts his arm strength to make throws over the middle in traffic that he simply can’t make. That’s why seven of his eight interceptions have come over the middle of the field, and four of those seven are 10+ yards down the field.
He’s not a perfect prospect. Moore is an athletic passer who’s accurate and quick to get the ball out. That’s great and can get him very far, but only if an NFL coach can get him to play within himself.
There’s a wide variety of thought on Keldric Faulk. From those who believe his athletic profile will turn him into a significantly better pro than college player to those who think he’s a major bust waiting to happen based more on his numbers than his athletic traits. I personally believe that Faulk is simply playing the wrong position.
Auburn has had the 285 pound athletic freak playing off the EDGE. As a result, Faulk’s skills as a pass rusher are often neutralized against quicker tackles who can handle his athleticism at his size. That’s why he’s seen a down-tick in production in 2025 where he’s had just two sacks and a pressure rate of 9.2%. This after dominating in 2024 to the tune of nine sacks and a pressure rate of 14.5%. Those numbers had the draft community expecting Faulk to end up a top-5 pick coming into 2025.
My thoughts on Faulk are pretty simple. Given his athletic profile and elite run defense, you can...
