The NFL Draft is a yearly event that can turn a team from pretenders to contenders in just a matter of months. The New York Jets might not have found a franchise quarterback in decades via the NFL Draft but they’ve had their fair share of above-average talent get selected that made an immediate impact at other positions.
From quarterback-hunting defensive linemen to quarterbacks that guaranteed a Super Bowl victory, the Jets over the years have had some good fortune in their draft picks. Of course, they haven’t won a Super Bowl since the late 1960s but at the end of the day, they have had players that left impressions of greatness.