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Diante Lee

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The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And while I don't think they did anything over the last two off seasons that would preclude you from making a pick in any spot outside of maybe tackle, because they have spent the last two first rounds getting Olufesanu and then Arman Membu to be their bookends, both guys that I feel pretty good about long-term.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I think that right now you just look at the big board and you're the Jets and you don't have a lot of good players.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

You don't have a lot of young players that pop.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

arval reese to me is just the one guy who pops most like if you're asking me non-quarterbacks that can turn into multiple time all pros just because of their athletic profile and what they can be at their absolute best arval reese can be a difference making linebacker and maybe you can flex him down to edge rush i think that that might just be the biggest question is what do you think he's going to be on his second contract has he proven that he's an all-pro linebacker has he

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

He's proven that he's an eight to ten sack, you know, edge rusher.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And what do you kind of see as a long term goal?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

But at least for the first couple of years, I just think that New York needs a player that can get you to go buy a jersey and be excited to go watch that guy in key situations.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And I think that Reese is probably your best bet at that.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I think he's not even going to be 21 at the time of the draft, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Like the, the trajectory there, if you get this right, it could be to the moon, right?

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

It could be Nick Benito.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

It

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

And I think that you would be over the moon if you're a Jets fan, if you got a Nick Benito style of style of edge rusher and especially that level of production.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

I think that maybe the thorniest piece of this to me is that I don't know if you can come in the door and say 100 percent of the time he's only going to be an edge rusher.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

That's it.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

That's all he does.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Right.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Because you are really shrinking now the positive outcomes.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Now, that also means that you might have some weeks where, hey, maybe you played linebacker more than he should have.

The Ringer NFL Show
Mocking the Top 10 Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft!

Maybe he played too many snaps early downs in the run game as an edge.