Last week, the Jets shocked their fans during the first night of the 2026 NFL Draft , trading back into the first round after taking David Bailey and Kenyon Sadiq with the Nos. 2 and 16 overall picks.  The Jets, scheduled to pick at No. 33 overall in the second round, swapped spots with the San Francisco 49ers, also giving up the No. 179 pick (fifth-round) to take former Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. New York needed to find a WR2 in the draft. Some fans thought it would happen at No. 16 overall.  However, New York felt strongly about its process to make a third first-round pick. Now, some could say the Jets could’ve waited at the top of round two to take Cooper, but apparently, New York received word that the Buffalo Bills were eyeing him. “The reason why (the Jets) traded up is 'cause they thought Buffalo was going to take Cooper at 31 ,” ESPN’s Rich Cimini said on The Jets Collective with Jake Asman and Brandon Tierney. “And so, they anticipated that. That was their intel.…