He had to hustle back to the stage after he made a wrong turn. (0:22)
The Jets became the first team in history to get faster on both sides of the ball. The Jets had two top 10 picks, the first of which was Cincinnati's Ahmad "Sauce"Gardner who was the fourth pick in the first round.
The Wilson pick suggests the Jets have moved on from the idea of trading for disgruntled San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel. The Jets decided to keep their picks and build through the draft after the Samuel speculation.
The secondary has two free-agent additions, D.J. Reed and Jordan Whitehead. The Jets finished 30th in pass defense and had only two picks from the corner position.
The Jets wanted to improve on the back end with the addition of Tyreek Hill. Darrelle Revis was a first-round pick in 2007. They made first-round investments in Kyle Wilson and Dee Milliner, but neither came close to meeting expectations.
An All-American who owns the distinction of never having allowed a touchdown pass in college, Gardner is going to the Jets. It covers three seasons and more than 1,000 snaps. He was targeted twice per game last season. He had 27 passes defensed and three sacks for his career.
He has a size 6 and long arms that will help against bigger players. The Jets run a zone-based defense, which raises the question of whether he was primarily a press-man corner in college.
He will be popular among New York headline writers. At the age of 6 he was given the nickname Sauce by his youth coach. The original version was because of his love for fast-food dipping sauces.
In the common draft era, Bob Bell and Greg Cook were both picked in the first round.
Wilson provides a lot of potential, but the Jets did not get Samuel.
Wilson was picked with the draft pick the Jets acquired from the Seattle Seahawks for Jamal Adams.
What is better than 1 Wilson and 2 Wilsons? Let's go!
What's better than 1 Wilson? 2 Wilsons. Let's gooooooooo!!!!!!! https://t.co/KAjJbDJp5u
— Zachary Wilson (@ZachWilson) April 29, 2022
He had 70 catches for 1,058 yards last season and averaged 15.1 yards per reception. Six of his 12 touchdown were on vertical routes. He dropped six balls.
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Wilson is a shade under 6 feet tall and weighs 183 pounds. He joins a receiving corps that is undersized. The other players are Elijah Moore and Braxton Berrios. The Jets want to improve the talent around second-year quarterback Wilson, who struggled as a freshman. The marquee addition is Garrett Wilson. They signed tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin and guard Laken Tomlinson.
The Jets finished 28th in scoring.
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