As the 2020 New York Jets draft class prepares to enter their pivotal third season, the team has more questions than answers in regards to where the group is trending.\u00a0 While some fans have already written the class off as a collection of busts, the reality is that the jury is still out on the most important players in the class.<\/p>\n
Left tackle Mekhi Becton threw defenders around in ways that few NFL fans have ever seen during his debut season but missed significant time due to injury.\u00a0 Then, with high hopes entering his sophomore season, Becton was knocked out for the remainder of the season in week one.\u00a0 \u00a0It was a dislocated knee cap that did Becton in; the result of right guard Greg Van Roten being thrown in to the back of Becton’s leg.<\/p>\n
Despite not being able to get on the field due to his dislocated knee, one could argue that Becton had a better second season that the disaster that was Denzel Mims.\u00a0 After a decent showing as a rookie, Mims saw his playing time and production regress in ways nobody could have imagined.\u00a0 From 357 yards in 8 games as a rookie under a lost head coach in Adam Gase, to just 8 receptions for 133 yards in year two.<\/p>\n
As the top two picks in the class under Joe Douglas who made Becton and Mims the 11th and 59th picks respectively, their success is key to the class as a whole.\u00a0 Both flashed early on, but neither could have had a worse second season.<\/p>\n
With his job on the line, it now appears Mims is working to re-shape his frame and become a more physically imposing receiver, rather than just relying solely on his speed.<\/p>\n