The most maligned position group on the New York Jets‘ roster throughout the offseason was easily the cornerback unit. Joe Douglas and company elected not to invest any premium assets into one of the team’s weakest positions, opting to bet on a bevy of young players who were either drafted on the third day of the draft or not drafted at all.
Douglas’ exceedingly green cornerback room became even more inexperienced when he and the team decided to part ways with projected starter Bless Austin as part of 53-man roster cuts. Austin’s total of 16 career starts was greater than all other players in the unit combined (9).