Though they’ll watch the NFL playoffs from home for the 11th consecutive season, the New York Jets hit a jackpot of sorts after the NFL’s Week 18 action wrapped, putting a bow on the 2021 league standings.
With the first 18 picks of the 2022 NFL draft officially claimed and accounted for, the Jets (4-13) are positioned in the fourth and 10th slots for the upcoming rookie selections in Las Vegas.
The Jets’ regularly scheduled pick lands in the top six for the sixth time over the last eight seasons, as their strength of schedule sees them sandwiched between two fellow four-win teams (Houston at third and the New York Giants at fifth).