Perhaps this is the selection that finally teaches us to stop putting together mock drafts based on positional needs.
When the New York Jets entered the third day of the 2022 NFL draft, the edge rusher position was far down the team’s list of important holes to fill. Yet, they decided to close out their seven-player class by using a high fourth-round selection (117th overall) on Texas A&M edge rusher Micheal Clemons.
For the Jets to take Clemons – a nearly 25-year-old player at a position of strength who has some off-field questions – you know for a fact that they had to be extremely bullish on his talent level relative to the slot where they selected him.