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Mel Kiper · Feb 26, 2026

In his latest mock draft, Kiper has Ohio State safety Caleb Downs going No. 2 overall to the Jets.

So he's got Caleb Downs, a safety, going number two to the Jets.

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  • I looked at Mel Kuiper's latest mock draft... So he's got Caleb Downs, a safety, going number two to the Jets.

    Scored 67.71a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2026
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Caleb Downs
    season:
    2025
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    67.71
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    11
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    67.71
    predicted pick:
    2
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    only one pick — no order to score

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