There’s not a fan base in the world that hasn’t done it at one time or another.\u00a0 It doesn’t matter if you support a consistent powerhouse or a perennial doormat.\u00a0 You’ve almost certainly sat down after the NFL draft to look at your team’s haul and found a way to convince yourself that this class is going to be the one.\u00a0 This is the class that’s going to net four or five or six high-level starters.\u00a0 It might even net you a couple of back-ups, but this is the one.\u00a0 And more often than not, you’re wrong.\u00a0 If you’re a Jets fan, you’re dead wrong.<\/p>\n
So while Jets fans find themselves in the familiar position of telling themselves that this draft class is “the one”, there’s a belief that the could actually….be right?\u00a0 Instead of seeing their GM load up on interior defensive linemen while hoping the likes of ArDarius Stewart, Jalen Saunders or Shonn Greene can be the future on offense, the Jets made adding firepower a top priority under GM Joe Douglas.<\/p>\n
This time around it’s a pair of blazing fast receivers, one of whom has already shown he can play in Elijah Moore who will now pair with Garrett Wilson.\u00a0 Instead of mid-to-late round fliers, the Jets snagged highly touted and productive players.\u00a0 Same goes for running back where rookie Bryce Hall and his sub 4.4 speed will join second-year back Michael Carter in pounding the ball behind an offensive line that has been completely re-built in just a few short years under Joe Douglas.\u00a0 The likes of Eli McGuire and Trenton Cannon in the rear-view mirror.<\/p>\n
The tight end position has been upgraded by drafting fan favorite Jeremy Ruckert out of Ohio State after the Jets signed a pair of free agents in CJ Uzoman and Tyler Conklin.\u00a0 Trevon Wesco hasn’t worked out and Chris Herndon was shown the door after a promising rookie season.<\/p>\n
Gone are the days of Brandon Shell, Dakota Dozier and Oday Aboushi.\u00a0 Instead, it’s now free agent stud Laken Tomlinson and a pair of blue chip picks in Alijah Vera-Tucker and man on a mission Mekhi Becton.\u00a0 Those two players picked in the first round at 14th in 2021 and 11th in 2020 respectively.\u00a0 Becton’s health remains a huge question mark, but he’s sure looking the part while working out this offseason with offensive line guru Duke Manyweather in Texas.<\/p>\n