With The First Pick
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Correcting Jets mistakes just one year later in 2019 re-draft

By Timothy Rodriguez

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Quinnen Williams of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was picked #3 overall by the New York Jets during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: Quinnen Williams of Alabama poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was picked #3 overall by the New York Jets during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 27: Josh Allen #41 of the Jacksonville Jaguars forces Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets to fumble during the game at TIAA Bank Field on October 27, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 27: Josh Allen #41 of the Jacksonville Jaguars forces Sam Darnold #14 of the New York Jets to fumble during the game at TIAA Bank Field on October 27, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

The Jets held a top three pick in 2019,  and spent it on Quinnen Williams. Were there better options available?

Round 1:

Pick 3 – Original Pick: IDL – Quinnen Williams
New Pick: EDGE – Josh Allen

With the third pick in the 2019 NFL Draft; the New York Jets selected Quinnen Williams, a defensive tackle, from Alabama, who shot up draft boards, seemingly every week, during the 2018 college football season. Williams’ place as an early first rounder was written in permanent marker in Indianapolis, at the NFL combine. The redshirt junior blew evaluators away by running a 4.83 40-yard dash, at 303 pounds. The Jets selected Williams with the third pick in last April’s draft.

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New York Jets’ defensive tackle, Quinnen Williams, was not a bad rookie by any stretch of the imagination. His college tape and level of production warranted his selection, at number three overall. However, the Jets passed up on a potential star in Kentucky pass-rusher, Josh Allen.

The current Jacksonville Jaguar made the pro bowl as a rookie after posting 10.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and two forced fumbles. Allen was the third edge rusher selected in 2019.

Allen would have proved to be a valuable player on an inconsistent Jets’ defense. New York finished 23rd in sacks and held a turnover differential of minus four.

Allen’s presence off the edge would have helped bring more pressure off the edge, leading to more sacks and increased opportunities for turnovers. An increase in defensive splash plays may have helped a 7-9 Jets team win a few more games, and challenge for a playoff spot.

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