We’ve all heard, said and read it a million times over. The New York Jets haven’t had a viable rusher off the edge since the days of John Abraham whose final season with the team was way back in 2005. Since then, there have been a string of busts consisting of Vernon Gholston, Lorenzo Mauldin and Ik Enemkpali to name a few. But could the Jets have an edge rusher already on the roster who is just waiting for an opportunity?
When you look at the criteria for being an edge rusher as a starting point, you generally want an explosive athlete with upper-tier production at a major program, so as to avoid the Dylan Donahue’s of the world and preferably a guy who has shown he can compete against NFL linemen.