New York Jets Select David Bailey Over Arvell Reese in 2026 NFL Draft, Expect Major Impact

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

New York Jets land premium pass rusher David Bailey at No. 2, staking their defensive future on his proven ability to disrupt quarterbacks. Did the front office make the right call passing on Arvell Reese, and can Bailey become the impact player this franchise has lacked for decades?

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0:00.0	The Jets add their premium pass rusher.
0:04.9	Now it's up to David Bailey to transform the defense.
0:08.0	Locked on Jets starts now.
0:15.8	You are Locked on Jets, your daily New York Jets podcast.
0:23.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Networkets, your daily New York Jets podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network,
0:25.5	your team every day.
0:31.5	I'm John B from gangreneation.com, and today's episode is brought to you by Fandul.
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0:42.7	We have a first round of the NFL draft to break down.
0:44.2	The Jets made three choices.
0:48.9	We'll talk about the decision to take David Bailey over Arvell Reset number three.
0:51.3	We'll talk about the Jets adding a couple of pass catchers.
0:53.2	And we'll look forward to tonight.
0:54.8	Where the second round of the NFL draft takes place. The Jets still own the 44th overall pick. Let's start, though, with the
1:00.1	decision the Jets made at pick number two. The choice was David Bailey of Texas Tech over R.V.L.
1:06.0	Reese of Ohio State. Now, over the last couple of months, it really felt like it was going to come down
1:11.8	to one of those two players. Early in the process, Ruben Bain Jr. of Miami was in the mix,
1:17.5	but he kind of fell out the deeper we got into the process. And as we got closer, there was a
1:23.5	little bit of buzz about Sunny Stiles, but it never felt like he was a serious consideration.
1:28.1	The decision always felt like it was either going to be Reese or Bailey.
1:31.6	And in many ways, the choice the Jets ultimately made came down to what they truly valued.
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