The New York Jets control three picks inside the top 13 of the 2027 NFL draft, a positioning artifact of recent trades and this season's 1-5 start. The team holds its own first-rounder, the Las Vegas Raiders' first-rounder from the Davante Adams trade, and the Cleveland Browns' second-rounder from an earlier deal. All three selections currently project in the top half of the first round, a concentration of draft capital not seen in East Rutherford since the Sam Darnold era began in 2018.
The Jets sit at 1-5 after Sunday's loss to Buffalo. Las Vegas is 2-4. Cleveland is 1-5. If the season ended today, New York would pick 1st, 5th, and 13th in April 2027. The Raiders pick carries no protections. The Browns pick becomes a first-rounder if Cleveland finishes outside the top 16; current trajectory suggests it stays in the second round, though injuries to Deshaun Watson complicate the calculus. The Jets also hold their own 2026 first-rounder, but that pick loses value if the team improves marginally next season. The 2027 haul is the one that matters.
This matters because the Jets' current core expires before those picks convene. Aaron Rodgers' contract voids after 2025 unless restructured. The team carries $87 million in dead cap next offseason if they move on from veterans acquired in the win-now push. But the 2027 picks arrive after that pain, when the salary cap resets and the front office can draft a franchise quarterback without the pressure of saving a 41-year-old legend's final season. The timeline is clean. The new GM—likely hired in January 2025 after Woody Johnson fires Joe Douglas—will inherit three top-half picks, a cleared payroll, and no obligation to the previous regime's mistakes.
Rival front offices are watching. One NFC personnel director told *Sports Edge* the Jets package could move up to 1st overall in 2027 if a generational quarterback enters the draft. The last time a team held three top-13 picks was the 2020 Dolphins, who used them to build the Tua Tagovailoa core and trade for Tyreek Hill. Miami's minority stake just sold at a $12.5 billion valuation, a direct result of rebuilding correctly with premium capital. The Jets' path is identical: tank through 2025, draft the quarterback in 2026 or 2027, use the remaining picks on offensive line and edge, then sell the turnaround story to sponsors and minority investors in 2028. The math works if the hire works.
The Raiders pick is the variable. If Las Vegas wins six games and picks 10th, the Jets still hold top-15 capital in a draft year when Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold and Texas edge Colton Vasek are expected to declare early. If the Raiders win three games and pick 3rd, the Jets can package their own pick and Las Vegas' pick to leapfrog anyone. Cleveland's second-rounder becomes the swing asset in a trade-up scenario, or the pick that lands a day-one left tackle if the Jets stay put.
Watch the January hiring cycle. The Jets will target a GM who rebuilt a roster with multiple first-rounders—candidates include Monti Ossenfort's former Denver lieutenants and anyone who worked under Howie Roseman in Philadelphia from 2016 to 2020. The new GM's first call will be to agents representing 2027-eligible quarterbacks, establishing back-channel evaluation timelines. The second call will be to Las Vegas' front office, confirming draft position once the season ends. The third call will be to Goldman Sachs, sizing a minority stake sale once the rebuild shows traction in 2028.
The takeaway
The Jets hold three top-13 picks in 2027, the cleanest rebuild capital in the league if the next GM avoids the Rodgers mistake.
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