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Ranking the Jets' players ... when they came out of high school

National signing day is Wednesday, so I thought it would be fun to look back at the recruiting rankings for the players on the New York Jets.

Turns out only two players were rated as five-star recruits coming out of high school -- Sheldon Richardson and Dee Milliner, according to Rivals.com. In fact, Richardson was the fourth-rated prospect in the country. Maybe former Jets general manager John Idzik was paying attention because he selected both players in the first round of the 2013 draft.

According to Rivals.com, the Jets' defensive starters averaged 3.