New York Jets get no NFL Draft help as Big Apple Rivals lose to Cowboys

Heading into Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day action, the New York Giants were taken 2nd overall and the New York Jets were taken 7th in the 2025 NFL Draft order.

After the Giants (2:10) lost to the Dallas Cowboys (27:20), the Jets remained in 7th place.

According to Tankathon, the loss actually moved the Giants up to No. 1, but that’s only because their winning percentage is lower than that of Jacksonville (2-9), which was ranked No. 1 at the start of the day.

The Jets (3-8) will be looking for a new general manager and head coach after the season, and the new leadership would like to make as many picks as possible to begin stockpiling talent for the future.

The Jets hoped the Giants, starting Drew Lock at quarterback in place of the injured Tommy DeVito, who was the starter last week after the Giants benched Daniel Jones and then released him, would upset the Cowboys.

The Giants did not fulfill this obligation. To be fair, they could also use as much choice as possible.

According to Tankathon, the Las Vegas Raiders are third overall behind the Giants and Jaguars, followed by the New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers and Tennessee Titans.

The Jets are probably angry about beating the Titans earlier in the year, as this head-to-head tiebreaker would allow the Titans to edge ahead of the Jets.

New York does not have a game scheduled against either team for the remainder of the season. The Jets are preparing for Sunday’s game against Seattle.

It’s been a tumultuous season for the Jets, who entered the season with more hope than they’ve had in a long time as quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned from the Achilles tendon injury that robbed him of the 2023 season.

But after a 2-1 start, nothing went according to plan. After a Week 5 loss to Minnesota, owner Woody Johnson fired head coach Robert Saleh and named defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich as interim coach.

Johnson did this without consulting his general manager, Joe Douglas. Last week, Johnson fired Douglas after nearly six seasons without a playoff appearance.

Now the question is whether Rodgers will play next year. He told reporters earlier this week that he hasn’t decided whether he wants to play, but if he does, his first choice would be to play with the Jets.

Either way, a new general manager and a new head coach need to work together on a long-term plan for quarterback. With top-tier talent like Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders available, the Jets will need as high a pick as possible to acquire one of these players.