For all the money spent to upgrade the Jets secondary in 2015, the defense has been woefully inconsistent and its pass coverage has been shoddy.
Those hefty contracts, however, couldn’t mask the unit’s collective flaws, and injuries only helped to exacerbate their poor play. Now, the Jets — a team that also has a need at quarterback and outside linebacker — will be hard-pressed to find a new shutdown corner or a dynamic safety this week in the NFL Draft.
The last time the organization addressed the secondary in either the first or second round was 2013 and 2014, when former general manager John Idzik and coach Rex Ryan drafted Alabama stud Dee Milliner ninth overall and a year later selected hard-hitting Louisville safety Calvin Pryor 18th overall.