{"id":49912,"date":"2026-04-13T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49912"},"modified":"2026-04-13T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:48:00","slug":"what-jets-might-do-at-safety-in-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=49912","title":{"rendered":"What Jets might do at safety in the 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Jets added Minkah Fitzpatrick and Dane Belton during free agency, but I don\u2019t think that will stop them from drafting another safety. <\/p>\n<p>They won\u2019t take Caleb Downs at No. 2 overall, but what if he starts sliding? 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/toledos-emmanuel-mcneil-warren-catches-124279837_1e453f.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>\nToledo\u2019s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren catches a pass during the school\u2019s NFL football pro day. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If they stay put, Oregon\u2019s Dillon Thieneman and Toledo\u2019s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren are the next safeties projected to be taken. <\/p>\n<p>They could be targets at 16 or 33. A.J. Haulcy of LSU is another potential pick at 44. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"What if the Giants did TRADE Dexter Lawrence for another first round pick? | NFL Mock Draft 8.0\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fUwLWTgztO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Jets drafted Malachi Moore a year ago and he\u2019s in the mix at safety, but it won\u2019t be surprising if the Jets use an early pick on a safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/13\/sports\/what-jets-might-do-at-safety-in-the-2026-nfl-draft\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets added Minkah Fitzpatrick and Dane Belton during free agency, but I don\u2019t think that will stop them from drafting another safety. 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