If someone told me pre-draft that the New York Jets were selecting a wide receiver with the 34th overall pick, I would have been furious. I was part of the group that thought the wide receiver position could be addressed later—considering the team had so many needs.
I even wrote an article about eventual Seattle Seahawks’ draftee Dwayne Eskridge (who was picked in the second round at 56th overall) that projected him as a potential mid-round target for the Jets who could be the do-it-all guy early in his career and later develop into a complete wide receiver.