Ryan Tracy · Feb 27, 2026
Tracy said David Bailey, after a full combine workout, is now his favorite to be drafted by the Jets with the No. 2 overall pick, ranks Caden McDonald and Lee Hunter as his top two defensive tackles in the class, and slotted several other prospects (Overton late Day 2/third round, Ramel Hite third round, Malachi Lawrence around 55-60, Iowa's Maxwell fourth-fifth round). He also suggested QB McCoy might be the first quarterback taken.
“One of them is now my favorite to go to the jets. David Bailey showed up and didn't miss a beat.”
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- Mock Draft PicksDavid BaileyNew York JetsFeb 27, 2026
David Bailey to be picked at number 2
“One of them is now my favorite to go to the jets. David Bailey showed up and didn't miss a beat... it looks more and more like he might end up there.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- David Bailey
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with NYJ
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksRomello HeightFeb 27, 2026
Romello Height to be picked “third round” (picks 65–96)
“He's also, a fringe top 100 guy. I do think he's more of a third round part of of day two”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Romello Height
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 70
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- third round (picks 65–96)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksMalachi LawrenceFeb 27, 2026
Malachi Lawrence to be picked “around the 55, 60 mark”
“I might be a little low on Lawrence... I think he's around the 55, 60 mark for me.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksMax LlewellynFeb 27, 2026
Max Llewellyn to be picked “fringe fourth, fifth guy”
“I got way more out of Maxwell from Iowa than I expected... I I think he was a fringe fourth, fifth guy for me. He may move up a little bit too”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Position Order CallsJermod McCoyFeb 27, 2026
Jermod McCoy to be 1st quarterback off the board
“He might be the first quarterback taken, but he didn't play at all last year coming off of an injury”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksL.T. OvertonFeb 27, 2026
L.T. Overton to be picked “Late day two in the third”
“that's really important for for him and where he's going to go, which I think is late day three I'm sorry. Late day two in the in the third”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Top Player ListsFeb 27, 2026
“He is my number one defensive tackle in this league... The other guy was Lee Hunter. My number one and number two tackles at this point.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.