With the 2025-26 NFL season officially in the books, the New York Jets and general manager Darren Mougey are now slowly preparing for the upcoming offseason.

Thanks to Mougey’s massive fire sale during the 2025 trade deadline, the struggling organization has a total of 11 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, with four located within the top 50. This will allow the front office to reconstruct the defense, as New York traded both star cornerback Sauce Gardner and defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

However, while there are plenty of concerns on the defensive side of the ball, it’s clear that the Jets must add an additional pass catcher on offense to complement the team’s top wide receiver, Garrett Wilson. And despite this year’s draft class having plenty of depth at the position, Mougey needs to avoid Tennessee wide receiver Chris Brazzell II in the middle rounds.

Brazzell, before the 2025 college football season, flew under the radar of many NFL Draft analysts. In his first two college seasons, the highly-touted playmaker had 45 catches for 722 receiving yards and five touchdowns with the Tulane Green Wave. This prompted him to enter the transfer portal, where he ultimately landed with the Volunteers in 2024.

After spending a season behind current Las Vegas Raiders’ Dont’e Thornton Jr., Brazzell would quickly become Tennessee’s top wide receiver in 2025. Through his 12 games played with the program, the veteran pass catcher tallied 1,017 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 62 catches. Brazzell found success as the team’s primary vertical threat, averaging 16.4 yards per reception.

At 6-foot-5, 200 lbs., Brazzell’s combination of size and speed makes him an intriguing prospect in the upcoming draft. Unfortunately for the Tennessee standout, there are plenty of concerns regarding his style of play.

One of the main issues with his game is his lack of experience with an in-depth route tree. Most of Brazzell’s success was on vertical routes, which led to his problems across the middle of the field. In order to truly establish himself at the NFL level, he must develop this skill set.

While the Jets could use a wide receiver who can extend the field, Brazzell’s limited route tree will take time to develop throughout his first couple of seasons in the NFL. There are better options that the Jets could take in the later rounds of the upcoming draft.

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