As the New York Jets have parted ways with QB Sam Darnold, it's now pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Jets are going to select BYU QB Zach Wilson at #2 overall. The Gang Green will have nine more selections after that, four of them in the first three rounds. Mock drafts are being published almost daily these days as the day of the 2021 NFL Draft (April 29 - May 1) is getting closer. Let's take a look at who the pundits are predicting the Jets might pick:
| The Sporting News | CBS Sports | Waterfootball.com | ESNY | |
| Round 1 (#2) | Zach Wilson, QB, BYU | Zach Wilson, QB, BYU | Zach Wilson, QB, BYU | Zach Wilson, QB, BYU |
| Round 1 (#23) | Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina | Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern | Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky | Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida |
| Round 2 (#34) | Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa | Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami | Najee Harris, RB, Alabama | Carlos Basham Jr., EDGE, Wake Forest |
| Round 3 (#66) | Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia | Trey Smith, OG, Tennessee | Marques Stevenson, WR, Houston | Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford |
| Round 3 (#86) | Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis | Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis | Israel Mukuamu, CB, South Carolina | Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama |
| Round 4 (#107) | Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh | Dyami Brown, WR, North Carolina | Alec Lindstrom, C, Boston College | Brady Christensen, OT, BYU |
| Round 5 (#146) | Jordan Smith, EDGE, UAB | Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR, Iowa | Shaka Toney, DE/OLB, Penn State | Trevon Grimes, WR, Florida |
| Round 5 (#154) | Miller Forristall, TE, Alabama | Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma St. | ||
| Round 6 (#186) | Daelin Hayes, EDGE, Notre Dame | Robert Rochell, CB, Central Arkansas | Keith Taylor, CB, Washington | Brady Breeze, S, Oregon |
| Round 6 (#226) | Kary Vincent Jr., CB/S, LSU | Quintin Morris, TE, Bowling Green | Nick Eubanks, TE, Michigan |