{"id":56101,"date":"2021-06-16T19:37:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=56101"},"modified":"2021-06-16T19:37:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:37:57","slug":"jets-wrap-up-minicamp-wilson-shows-reason-for-optimism-other-youngsters-opening-some-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2021\/06\/16\/jets-wrap-up-minicamp-wilson-shows-reason-for-optimism-other-youngsters-opening-some-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Wrap up Minicamp; Wilson Shows Reason for Optimism, Other Youngsters Opening Some Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets wrapped up minicamp today and will now look ahead to training camp in August as Robert Saleh prepares his team for the grind of the NFL&#8217;s first ever 17-game schedule which the Jets will kick off in Carolina on September 12th.\u00a0 So if one were to take a stroll through Jets twitter from those in attendance while listening to the coaches, what can we take away?<\/p>\n<p>Zach Wilson is a &#8220;fast study&#8221;.\u00a0 This, according to Jets passing game coordinator Gregg Knapp who praised Wilson&#8217;s ability to adjust arm angles and make quick throws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> passing game specialist Greg Knapp calls QB Zach Wilson a &quot;fast study.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Says Wilson has &quot;a very natural arm talent&quot; and &quot;natural throwing motion,&quot; and easily can change arm angles. Impressed by how Wilson can adjust his throws quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWAZ73\/status\/1405177377290862597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Through rookie camp and minicamp it seems a good number of those throws went to rookie receiver Elijah Moore who earned effusive praise from coaches and pundits alike.\u00a0 This is a very good thing for the Jets offense moving forward.\u00a0 Having Moore making highlight reel grabs every day along with rookie running back Michael Carter impressing as a receiver out of the backfield should be plenty of reason for Jets fans to smile.<\/p>\n<p>On defense, one of the biggest surprises has been the emergence of undrafted free agent cornerback Isaiah Dunn.\u00a0 Signed out of Oregon State, we initially said Dunn had a legitimate chance to make the roster, but if he keeps making plays, he may become a regular on a group with very little NFL experience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oregon State CB Isaiah Dunn is a guy the Jets coveted as a priority free agent.  Gave him $200K deal which is a decent chunk for UDFA.  Has a shot to make the 53 given the lack of depth the Jets have at the position. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wLk2boMymt\">pic.twitter.com\/wLk2boMymt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/1393227904700518401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>ESPN reporter Rich Cimini touted two other cornerbacks in Jason Pinnock and Bryce Hall on the final day of minicap.\u00a0 If the Jets are going to have any success at all in 2021, they&#8217;re going to need some of these young cornerbacks to grow up in a hurry.<\/p>\n<p>Also getting a quick mention from Cimini was undrafted free agent defensive lineman Michael Dwumfour.\u00a0 Cracking this group of D-linemen for an undrafted free agent is just about impossible, but Dwumfour has shown some impressive traits on film with both Michigan and Rutgers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not a ton of production in college but Jets UDFA DL Michael Dwumfour who transferred rom Michignan to Rutgers has a very impressive first step and active hands.  Long shot to stick with such a deep group, but you can see why the Jets want to kick the tires. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z83YTrkq4Y\">pic.twitter.com\/Z83YTrkq4Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/1392320394133221379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>One development during camp that will be worth watching when training camp opens up is Tyler Kroft running with the starters over Chris Herndon.\u00a0 We mentioned Kroft as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2021\/06\/11\/jets-te-battle-features-pair-of-forgotten-pass-catchers\/\"><strong>a guy who could surprise<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and make the roster, but stealing the starting job would come as a surprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jets wrapped up minicamp today and will now look ahead to training camp in August as Robert Saleh prepares his team for the grind of the NFL&#8217;s first ever 17-game schedule which the Jets will kick off in Carolina on September 12th.\u00a0 So if one were to take a stroll through Jets twitter from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":55908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[2905,3176,3317,3297,3284,3312,3293],"class_list":{"0":"post-56101","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured-editorials","8":"tag-chris-herndon","9":"tag-denzel-mims","10":"tag-isaiah-dunn","11":"tag-michael-carter","12":"tag-robert-saleh","13":"tag-tyler-kroft","14":"tag-zach-wilson"},"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Zach-Wilson.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/peLffi-eAR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56102,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56101\/revisions\/56102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}