Jeff Pearlman· Oct 18, 2025
The author, a lifelong Jets fan, said the Jets will end up with the No. 1 pick in the draft.
“And they're going to get the first pick of the draft and there's not even a marque quarterback today.”
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- Team Draft Slot CallsNew York JetsOct 18, 2025
New York Jets to pick at number 1
“And they're going to get the first pick of the draft and there's not even a marque quarterback today.”
Hit · 96Scored 95.76a naive guess scored 80.52+25.44 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- NYJ
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- they picked 7 the year before
- skill:
- 25.44
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 80.52
- actual pick:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 12
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