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New York Jets-NFL draft: The best 66th overall selections of all-time

The only NFL draft tradition more enduring than current mocks is revisiting the selections of the past.

Jet X looks back on the 10 spots where the New York Jets are slated to select in the coming 2021 NFL draft and highlights the best players chosen in each role.

The countdown continues with the 66th overall pick, the Jets’ regularly scheduled third-round choice …

Heaven Birthday, Duane Putnam.
Guard, #Rams 1952-59, 1962; #Cowboys 1960, Browns 1961

• 5 Pro Bowls
• 5x All-Pro (3x First-Team)
• Rams' 6th Round pick in 1952 out of Pacific
• Original Dallas Cowboy (1960), first left guard in team history
• First Cavalry US Army, 1946-48 pic.