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Jets' second-round NFL Draft pick D'Angelo Ponds plays similar to head coach Aaron Glenn, per NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah
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What I do grade on is logic and process. Do the picks make sense for the Jets? There is no way to know if the players will fulfill their potential, but we can ask whether the selections make
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Jets land CB with striking comp to head coach Aaron Glenn
A familiar play style could make D'Angelo Ponds a natural fit in New York.
The Detroit Lions have used both of the compensatory picks they were awarded for Aaron Glenn’s departure. Full results.
Just like Glenn, Ponds is a shorter cornerback with a fearless streak. And also just like Glenn, now he's a Jets draft pick.
The Jets added players at three different positions during the first round of the draft on Thursday night and there was one common thread between their three choices.
A chart helps tell the tale of the Jets' 2026 draft class. Of their four picks on Days 1-2, a few, such as Bailey and WR Cooper, may have started out on struggling teams, but as we trim the size of the sample from the past four seasons to last season, the winning angle became more obvious, for those first four picks and for the eight-man class: