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NY Jets draft: How much does Joe Douglas value production vs. potential?

One of the greatest dilemmas during the NFL draft evaluation process is the question of how much we should value a player’s collegiate production. Does it matter how good a player was in college?

Nearly every NFL prospect was a good-to-great college player at the very least. That makes it difficult for evaluators to compare prospects’ production levels against one another.

However, there is still a spectrum when it comes to the production of NFL draft prospects. Yes, most players were impressive, but some players achieved higher degrees of dominance than others.

Take a look at the 2022 draft’s EDGE class, for example.