ESPN NFL draft expert Matt Miller tells The Post how hed make critical Jets, Giants picks

ESPN NFL draft analyst Matt Miller takes a timeout for some pre-draft Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What do you think of the Arvell Reese-David Bailey debate for the Jets at 2? A: I think it’ll be Bailey.If I were the Jets, I would take Reese because I don’t think this is a team that needs to win in 2026.

Aaron Glenn might need to, but if you’re thinking long term and if [GM Darren] Mougey’s thinking long term, it’s, “Who’s the best player for us in 2027? Who’s the best player for us in 2028?” I would go Reese based on that. Q: Reese’s ceiling is … A: Abdul Carter, Micah Parsons. Q: Bailey’s ceiling is … A: That’s a tougher one.It’s like Nik Bonitto, someone who can be a 10-plus sack player in the right scheme. Q: Giants: Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles, Jeremiyah Love or Sisi Mauioga? A: I would go Downs, especially with [coach John] Harbaugh.

You need a culture-setter No.1, he’s been a winner everywhere he’s been, back-to-back national champion from Alabama to Ohio State … freshman All-American, All-American as a sophomore, All-American as a junior.

I think the leadership, the football IQ, the toughness, and then the impact that he has on a defense because of the way that he can erase players on offense.Every offensive coach I’ve talked to in college said, “You have to know where No.

2 is.” He’s an eraser, and so I think with Harbaugh you go from a guy who had Ed Reed and he had Kyle Hamilton.If you can add a leader like Downs who is also a really good playmaker, you have to do that. Q: Does Downs remind you of anybody? A: I would say Budda Baker, and Budda’s an All-Pro.

They’re similar size, similar range.I think Downs plays a little bit more in the box. Q: Will Ty Simpson be drafted in the first round? A: I’m like 50/50 on that one.

I don’t think that he should be necessarily, but I think there’s a chance someone like the Cardinals trades back up. Q: Are you concerned about the medi...