The Jets selected Indiana cornerback D'Angelo Ponds with the No. 50 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Let's break down how Gang Green did on Day 2...

There's top-15 talent with Ponds. He's physical. Good in both man and zone. Can press. Really impressive ball skills. There's very little the corner can't do.

Ponds was there for the Jets with the 50th pick because he's 5-8 and 182pounds. That scares teams off.

Aaron Glenn, who enjoyed a very successful NFL career, was a 5-9. 185-pound corner. Height means very little to him. So it shouldn't come as much of a surprise me made Ponds the Jets pick.

The Jets addressed the safety position leading into the draft, signing Dane Belton and trading for Minkah Fitzpatrick. They needed corners. They haven't yet replaced Sauce Gardner, and return just Brandon Stephens, AZ Thomas and Jarvis Brownlee.

Ponds will enter the room and instantly compete for a starting job.

Added benefit of the selection: The Jets moved back to get him. The Jets picked up an extra fourth-round pick (No. 128) to move from No. 44 to No. 50.