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Jets' VJ Payne Isn't Like Most 7th-Round Draft Picks
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Jets' VJ Payne Isn't Like Most 7th-Round Draft Picks

New York Jets On SI·Jovan Alford·about 1 month ago
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The New York Jets had four selections in Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. When a team gets to Rounds 4-7, they’re looking for developmental players on both sides of the ball, and maybe a diamond in the rough. The Jets got their developmental quarterback (Cade Klubnik) in the fourth and stumbled upon safety VJ Payne in the seventh, who should’ve been drafted higher than No. 228. NFL.com projected the former Kansas State defensive back to go in Rounds 4-5, while ESPN graded Payne as the 11th-best safety in the draft and the 124th overall best player. Based on that information alone, it seems Jets head coach Aaron Glenn, who is a defensive guy, got himself a steal. That doesn’t include what Payne has shown on film, which has many excited to see what he could become in a defense that has added new pieces in the secondary. VJ Payne’s draft slide could work for his benefit and the Jets The 6-foot-3, 206-pound Payne is one of the most athletic players at this position coming into the draft.…

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