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Antonio Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowler who only played one game in 2019, re-established himself as a productive receiver in 11 games after signing with the Bucs at midseason
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It’s the calm before the storm. That’ll all change on March 15th when teams and free agents are able to start working out new deals. While March 17th is the actual day they can sign, we always get word of signings in the two-day window leading up to that.
Prior to that taking place, I’m going to do a mock draft. This is an exercise everyone should do, as the teams will tell you a lot about your process during free agency. If I believe a team needs a wide receiver, do we hear about them inquiring about the position in free agency? If it’s a clear need for them and we don’t hear about them inquiring, they clearly have a target or two in the NFL Draft. If we do hear about them inquiring about receivers and land one, it’ll surely change the way we approach their mock draft.
Will the Jets Take a First Round Receiver for the First Time in 20 years?
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When’s the last time the Jets took a wide receiver in the first round? That was a question I was recently asked on Twitter. I slowly went through all the picks I could remember until I landed back in 2001 and one of my favourite Jets of all time, Santana Moss.
The Jets have made 21 first-round selections since Santana was selected 16th overall out of the University of Miami.
In fact, the Jets have only ever taken 4 first-round out and out receivers in their history (Moss, Keyshawn Johnson, Al Toon and Jonny “Lam” Jones), It could be argued that Jerome Barkum was also a receiver, although he was a hybrid WR/TE so for the sake of this argument, I’m not counting him.