On the New York Jets‘ initial 53-man roster, arguably the most surprising inclusion was wide receiver Irvin Charles. The Jets kept Charles in addition to not one, but two undrafted rookie receivers in Jason Brownlee and Xavier Gipson, bringing them to seven wide receivers total.
Seeing Brownlee and Gipson on the roster was no surprise to anyone who has been following the Jets closely over the past month. Both first-year players have been generating hype all summer long and backed it up with impressive flashes in the preseason.
Charles, though, did not have the same fanfare around his name.