Jets heavy favorite to take Arvell Reese at No. 2
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- Arvell Reese is the -220 favorite on DraftKings to go No. 2 to the Jets, with Texas Tech pass-rusher David Bailey the only other realistic option at +310 and no other player below +1300.
- BetMGM reports 29% of the money wagered on the No. 2 pick prop is on Reese, who opened at +200 before steam moving the line to -280, and his draft position over/under is set at 2.5.
- Jets ranked 31st in the league with just 26 sacks last season, and despite adding edge rushers Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare in free agency, the source frames pass rush as the team's clear draft priority.
- Reese, a 6-foot-4, 241-pound linebacker who ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash, was a consensus All-American at Ohio State last season with 69 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks, and has drawn Micah Parsons comparisons.
- Reese would be the first off-ball linebacker drafted in the top 3 since Penn State's LaVar Arrington went No. 2 overall to Washington in 2000, with Devin White (No. 5 in 2019) the only top-five off-ball linebacker in the past 15 years.
- Aaron Glenn called incumbent Geno Smith 'the guy that's going to lead us to the promised land' at the NFL annual meeting, despite Smith leading the league with 17 interceptions in 2025 and being benched by the Raiders.
- Jets have a 2026 win total of just 5.5, are +750 to finish with the league's worst record, and hold three first-round picks in the 2027 draft — which the source flags as the reason to punt on QB help this April.
- Ohio State could produce two linebackers in the top 10, as teammate Sonny Styles ranks as the No. 10 overall prospect and is the +190 favorite to go fifth to the New York Giants.
Why it matters: The market has effectively collapsed on a non-quarterback at No. 2, leaving the Jets with a rare consensus top pick at a position of need after finishing 31st in sacks. With a 5.5 win total, +750 odds of being the league's worst team, and three first-round picks already stockpiled for 2027, New York is positioned to take the blue-chip defensive prospect now and punt the quarterback question to a stacked 2027 class — but Geno Smith's 17 interceptions mean the promised land Glenn invoked looks far off.
