The New York Jets wrap up the 2022 draft after three days of selecting what many expect to be some seriously high performing players.\u00a0 The praise has been pouring in from the moment the Jets kicked things off with Sauce Gardner on day one, all the way through to Michael Clemons, their final draft choice.\u00a0 Our Grades?<\/p>\n
CB Sauce Gardner (4th overall): A+<\/strong><\/p>\n This was a need and the Jets silenced the pundits who said Robert Saleh doesn’t value the cornerback position.\u00a0 In Gardner the Jets get the best corner in the draft who possesses a fantastic combination of height, length, speed, smarts and discipline.\u00a0 All of that is the reason why Gardner didn’t surrender a single touchdown throughout the course of his college career.\u00a0 He’s a day 1 starter.<\/p>\n WR Garrett Wilson (10th overall): A+<\/strong><\/p>\n Another candidate for “best in class” and this time it’s at wide receiver.\u00a0 Adding a player of Wilson’s caliber to Zach Wilson’s list of weapons should go down as a very popular decision in the coming years.\u00a0 Wilson adds another dynamic play maker to a team that suddenly has a fair number of them.\u00a0 Wilson’s excellent hands, ability to create separation and 4.38 speed after the catch make him a home run threat along with Elijah Moore.\u00a0 The Jets receiver room today may be the best young group they’ve had in decades and could eventually go down as their best ever.<\/p>\n Edge Jermaine Johnson (26th overall): A+<\/strong><\/p>\n Call us homers if you will with three consecutive “A+” grades, but what can we say?\u00a0 An edge rusher who was NFL Network Daniel Jeremiah’s 9th ranked player with pick 26?\u00a0 That alone would make it an “A”, but the fact that Johnson addresses a decade-long problem in not having an edge rusher gives it a little bump.\u00a0 An explosive presence who should fit this defense like a glove.\u00a0 Johnson is also a better player against the run than most realize.<\/p>\n