Yesterday, I broke down some of the drafting tendencies of New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, specifically pertaining to his valuation of draft prospects’ numbers in athletic testing drills.
The main takeaway from the breakdown is that Douglas loves to target players with elite testing numbers. Douglas drafted seven players with a Relative Athletic Score (RAS)* of 9.0 or better from 2020 to 2021, tying for the most in the NFL over that span.
*RAS is a 0-to-10 rating that takes into account a player’s performance in various testing drills relative to their height, weight, and position.