New York Jets: Early top 3 targets for 2019 NFL Draft

Trey Adams, Offensive Tackle, Washington

In sports, people are judged on a lot of things when going from college (or high school in the case of many baseball prospects) to the pros. Skills that transfer at a specific position are key, and Adams had those. He has the athleticism necessary to matchup with NFL speed edge rushers, and is strong enough to handle the bull rushers.

In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Jets selected D’Brickashaw Ferguson to be their left tackle. He played 10 seasons in the NFL. He played and started in all 160 possible games in his career, and they’ve struggled to replace him. Here’s where the one ding on his college resume comes in with Adams.

In sports, it doesn’t matter how talented you are sometimes. Pardon the cliché, but the best ability is availability. If you’re always injured, it doesn’t matter how good you are. Adams tore his ACL in 2017, and still could’ve been a first round pick in 2018. However, he had surgery to repair a back injury this year, and he may miss the rest of the season.

Durability issues could cause Adams to slide, and if the Jets want to take that risk, they may be able to wait for him to fall to No. 11. The could also move up to get the man — absent of the injury concerns — likely to considered the best left tackle in the draft.