2019 NFL Mock Draft: Jets have edge, Browns get defensive in two-round projection

3. New York Jets: Josh Allen, EDGE, Kentucky

With the No. 3 pick in this 2019 NFL Mock Draft, the New York Jets land edge rusher Josh Allen, who had one of the best seasons in the nation in 2018 for the Kentucky Wildcats. The senior who was considered a possible first-round pick last year cements himself as a top level talent thanks to his 17-sack season that more than doubled his career total.

Doing so means Allen will get drafted much higher than it seemed he would originally and, according to Chase Goodbread from NFL.com, Allen has always been able to rise above any challenge and exceed expectations:

"“From the stutter that has now all but disappeared to an underlying case of ADHD which wasn’t formally diagnosed until many years later, the Kentucky outside linebacker has made a routine of outperforming expectations. Nobody saw a future college player when he was a weak, skinny high school freshman who admits to being intimidated by the competition. Nobody saw a future high NFL draft pick when he was overlooked and dismissed as a two-star recruit who came within weeks of signing with an FCS school as his only scholarship offer.” — Goodbread, NFL.com"

Here with the Jets, Allen could be the difference-maker they need on defense. They have many of the important pieces, but a premium pass rusher off the edge has been missing.