The New York Jets are trending towards having a very high draft pick in 2026. If there are any silver linings right now after back-to-back blowout losses, that

The New York Jets are in dire need of a new franchise quarterback. Justin Fields and the $40 million experiment failed. Tyrod Taylor is a bridge quarterback at best, and Brady Cook is an undrafted free agent quarterback who struggled in his NFL debut.

A new mock draft has the New York Jets swinging a crosstown trade to select a Heisman winning quarterback in 2026.

The Jets trade up for quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who ranks fifth among FBS quarterbacks in PFF passing grade (90.5) and leads the nation with

The 2026 NFL Draft may not feature the kind of all-world, slam-dunk, No. 1 overall quarterback prospects that defined the 2024 class, but franchises will still be jockeying aggressively for the top group of signal-callers in this year's pool.

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Mendoza just led the Hoosiers to their first outright Big Ten Championship in 80 years after upsetting Ohio State in the title game. The undefeated 13-0 Hoosiers enter the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed. Mendoza is beginning to establish himself as the likely top pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

The top of the draft order is changing by the week, but the priorities are not. QB will be the call for at least a few clubs on Day 1.

The quarterback class is thin so what if someone gets aggressive for the new Heisman Trophy winner come April?

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