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New York Jets: 5 Biggest needs in 2018 NFL Draft, pre-free agency

By Michael Pallas

SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 17: Quenton Nelson (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, IN - OCTOBER 17: Quenton Nelson (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 02: Javon Wims #6 of the Georgia Bulldogs fails to pull in a pass against Carlton Davis #6 of the Auburn Tigers during the first half in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 02: Javon Wims #6 of the Georgia Bulldogs fails to pull in a pass against Carlton Davis #6 of the Auburn Tigers during the first half in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

3. Cornerback

Let’s face facts, the Jets coverage was terrible. According to Pro Football Focus Elite, the team as a whole allowed one catch every 9.8 snaps in coverage. The league average was one out of every 10.8 snaps, and only one player on the Jets was high than the league average, Morris Claiborne (11.8 snaps per reception).

They were a little bit better at stopping the run, but not by much. Two players were above the league average of 1.9 percent, and collectively, the Jets were below the league average. So, they couldn’t stop the pass or the run with their corners, and that’s a recipe for disaster.

Team will move up and down the field constantly in the Jets can’t find a way to stop them through the air, and they were exploited in 2017. This draft has a few guys who are capable press coverage guys (the type of guys Todd Bowles wants).

They need guys on the outside to match Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye. Their secondary is incomplete without a cover corner, or even two. If the Jets can settle some of their issues in free agency, then corner should become a top priority, if it’s not already.

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