New York Jets: 4 Takeaways from 2017 NFL Draft

3. No quarterback selection in this draft

For the first time in five years, the Jets did not draft a quarterback and that was probably a good thing. By all accounts, this was not a strong quarterback class and if New York is going to be as bad as a lot of people think in 2017, then they will have a shot at drafting USC signal-caller Sam Darnold next year. Darnold is being highly touted as a can’t miss franchise quarterback in the NFL.

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Although I would not have minded if the Jets selected Deshaun Watson in the first round (he was drafted by the Houston Texans with the 12th overall pick), if New York selected Watson that meant they would not have gotten Adams. There is more of a chance that Adams is a franchise type of talent on the defense than Watson would’ve been at quarterback. Though the positions are of varying importance, that level of guarantee at No. 6 is crucial.

Since 2017 promises to be a rebuilding year anyway, better to have Josh McCown, Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty battle it out for the starting quarterback job in training camp. Hopefully the Jets will give Hackenberg, a second-round pick in 2016, a real opportunity behind center because it’s time to see what he can do on the NFL level.