The New York Jets will begin their 2026 NFL Draft journey early on with the second-overall selection. Their work will continue at the No. 16 slot.
The Jets could go in several different directions with their top pick. Most believe, if New York keeps the selection, the team's decision will come down to either Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese or Texas Tech edge defender David Bailey.
Hitting on your Round 1 picks is always important as those prospects could end up being blue-chip pieces for a team... or it could end up in "bust" territory.
Regarding the No. 2 and 16 selections over the past decade, who were the last 10 players taken with that pick?
2025: WR/CB Travis Hunter (Jaguars)2024: QB Jayden Daniels (Commanders)2023: QB CJ Stroud (Texans)2022: DE Aidan Hutchinson (Lions)2021: QB Zach Wilson (Jets)2020: DE Chase Young (Commanders)2019: DE Nick Bosa (49ers)2018: RB Saquon Barkley (Giants)2017: QB Mitchell Trubisky (Bears)2016: QB Carson Wentz (Eagles)
2025: DT Walter Nolen (Cardinals2024: DL Byron Murphy (Seahawks)2023: CB Emmanuel Forbes (Commanders)2022: WR Jahan Dotson (Commanders)2021: LB Zaven Collins (Cardinals) 2020: CB AJ Terrell (Falcons)2019: DE Brian Burns (Panthers)2018: LB Tremaine Edmunds (Bills)2017: CB Marlon Humphery (Ravens)2016: OL Taylor Decker (Lions)
This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: 2026 NFL Draft: Last 10 players taken with Jets' No. 2 and 16 picks