Best Ball Guy said Josh Reynolds is locked in as the New York Jets’ No. 2 wide receiver and therefore a no-brainer 18th-round best-ball selection. Reynolds followed several ex-Lions coaches to New York, already has their trust, and is "clearly going to be out there for two-wide sets." With Alan Lazard sliding down the depth chart and the other receivers "not doing anything," Reynolds projects to run roughly 90 % of routes. Even though the Jets will be a slow-paced, defense-first team, Best Ball Guy values the guaranteed snaps and cheap weekly volume Reynolds provides at his current ADP.

Answering a chat question about Jermaine Burton versus Andrei Iosivas, Best Ball Guy said he pivoted to Josh Reynolds because Reynolds is "the clear cut wide receiver two right now for the Jets." The Burton-Iosivas battle is still ambiguous, so Guy prefers banking weekly points from a role he considers locked in. That clarity, combined with Reynolds’ near-free best-ball price tag, makes him an easy end-of-draft click for drafters who need guaranteed routes attached to Justin Fields in New York.

JSU argued Josh Reynolds is being ignored in the final rounds despite a realistic chance to start opposite Garrett Wilson for the Jets. He pointed out that Robert Saleh covets blocking at wide receiver—Reynolds and Allen Lazard both grade out as plus run-blockers—which keeps them on the field even in two-wide sets built around Breece Hall and Raylen Allen. Because of that, JSU expects Reynolds to log meaningful snap shares, draw the occasional deep shot from Justin Fields, and deliver usable spike weeks at a near-free ADP. He advised stacking Reynolds with Fields or Hall as a cheap way to capture Jets touchdowns that funnel away from Wilson.

JJ Zachariason said drafters should be taking Josh Reynolds more often in DraftKings Milly Maker rooms even though the veteran is "probably fourth in target share" on Detroit behind Amon-Ra St. Brown, Sam LaPorta, and Jameson Williams. Reynolds routinely goes undrafted, which makes him an inexpensive way to complete Jared Goff stacks or run-backs for Lions game environments that project to shoot out in Week 17. Zachariason noted Reynolds has flashed usable spike weeks every season (three games of 15+ DK points in 2023) and is still trusted by the coaching staff to play full snaps in two-wide sets. At a near-zero opportunity cost, JJ views him as a perfect 18th-to-20th-round pick when you need late correlation or simply another body with downfield role upside.

Andy Holloway pointed out that Josh Reynolds is the clear front-runner for the Jets’ No. 2 receiver job behind Garrett Wilson. Holloway emphasized the 186 vacated targets in New York and the lack of serious competition—Allen Lazard is coming off a lost season, while rookie Malachi Corley profiles as a gadget slot option rather than a boundary starter. Reynolds already has timing with Aaron Rodgers from their brief offseason work and brings the size Rodgers traditionally trusts near the goal line. Holloway believes Reynolds can pay off a near-free ADP as a weekly flex option in deeper season-long leagues and a late-round best-ball spike-week play.