Discussion: NY Jets First Round Selection History
by David_Wyatt on Feb 4, 2012 1:30 PM EST
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Below is a list of the New York Jets first round selections in the draft during the modern era, so from 1970 to present day. So you won't see Joe Namath here or Matt Snell, the Jets 1965 and 1964 first round selections. It's for no other reason that to just have a quick flick through this off-season. Which selections do you think were steals, reaches? which hurt the team the most which helped the team the most? Open conversation.
Year Player Position College
| 1970 | Steve Tannen | Defensive Back | Florida |
| 1971 | John Riggins | Running Back | Kansas |
| 1972 | Jerome Barkum | Wide Receiver/Tight End | Jackson State |
| 1972 | Mike Taylor | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 1973 | Burgess Owens | Cornerback/Safety | Miami (Florida) |
| 1974 | Carl Barzilauskas | Defensive Tackle | Indiana |
| 1975 | No selection | No Selection | No Selection |
| 1976 | Richard Todd | Quarterback | Alabama |
| 1977 | Marvin Powell | Offensive Tackle | USC |
| 1978 | Chris Ward | Offensive Tackle | Ohio State |
| 1979 | Marty Lyons | Defensive End/Tackle | Alabama |
| 1980 | Johnny Lam Jones | Wide Receiver | Texas |
| 1981 | Freeman McNeil | Running Back | UCLA |
| 1982 | Bob Cradle | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 1983 | Ken O'Brien | Quarterback | UC-Davis |
| 1984 | Russell Carter | Cornerback/Safety | Southern Methodist |
| 1984 | Ron Faurot | Defensive End/Tackle | Arkansas |
| 1985 | Al Toon | Wide Receiver | Wisconsin |
| 1986 | Mike Haight | Offensive Tackle/Guard | Iowa |
| 1987 | Roger Vick | Fullback | Texas A&M |
| 1988 | Dave Cadigan | Offensive Tackle/Guard | USC |
| 1989 | Jeff Lageman | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 1990 | Blair Thomas | Running Back | Penn State |
| 1991 | No Selection | No Selection | No Selection |
| 1992 | Johnny Mitchell | Tight End | Nebraska |
| 1993 | Marvin Jones | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 1994 | Aaron Glenn | Cornerback | Texas A&M |
| 1995 | Kyle Brady | Tight End | Penn State |
| 1995 | Hugh Douglas | Defensive End | Central Ohio |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | Wide Receiver | USC |
| 1997 | James Farrior | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 1998 | No Selection | No Selection | No Selection |
| 1999 | No Selection | No Selection | No Selection |
| 2000 | Shaun Ellis | Defensive End | Tennessee |
| 2000 | John Abraham | Linebacker/End | South Carolina |
| 2000 | Chad Pennington | Quarterback | Marshall |
| 2000 | Anthony Becht | Tight End | West Virginia |
| 2001 | Santana Moss | Wide Receiver | Miami (Florida) |
| 2002 | Bryan Thomas | Defensive End | Alabama-Birmingham |
| 2003 | Dewayne Robertson | Defensive Tackle | Kentucky |
| 2004 | Jonathan Vilma | Linebacker | Miami (Florida) |
| 2005 | No Selection | No Selection | No Selection |
| 2006 | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | Offensive Tackle | Virginia |
| 2006 | Nick Mangold | Centre | Ohio State |
| 2007 | Darrelle Revis | Cornerback | Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | Vernon Gholston | Defensive End | Ohio State |
| 2008 | Dustin Keller | Tight End | Purdue |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez | Quarterback | USC |
| 2010 | Kyle Wilson | Cornerback | Boise State |
| 2011 | Muhammad Wilkerson | Defensive line | Temple |
So of the 45 selections we have made in the first round since the Modern Era began in 1970, 23 have been on the offensive side of the ball and 22 have been on the defensive side of the football. 2006/2007 seems to be a pretty strong period for the current crop. I expect Blair Thomas to be amongst the choice for worst selections along with Vernon Gholston, Johnny Mitchell and probably Dewayne Robertson as well although I didn't think we helped Robertson.
Debate away!
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That list made me appreciate Mike T a bit more
A whole lot of nobody’s on that list. I think Revis has to be the biggest steal, its a toss up for the biggest bust.
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Feb 4, 2012 1:37 PM EST reply actions
yeah he’s not bad, he made some decent deals to get proven players for draft picks, he did make a bad move with the O line last year, hope we start keeping our draft picks instead of going for the homerun every time with big trades
by MetalVagabond on Feb 4, 2012 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't know we had 2 years without 1st round picks before the huge 2000 year
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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Let's talk about the Jets 2nd round picks and how bad they have been!
TRADE OUT OF THAT ROUND!!! Nugent, Clemens, Ducasse…ugh ( I guess Harris was the only good one)
But the 1st round picks are great with Revis, Mangold, DBrick
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I don’t think it’s the round Max it’s our selections. Maybe we need to address our strategy in the 2nd round, then we might bag a Forte, Rice, DeSean Jackson, Weddle, Miller, Woodley or Steve Smith. Hell David Harris was a 2nd round selection but i agree our record in the 2nd is pretty dire.
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That was my point.
They need to look for playmakers in the 2nd…
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TRADE OUT OF THAT ROUND!!!
Even when we do, it doesn’t always work out like in the Justin McCareins trade.
For whatever reason, the fourth round has been our round lately. Jerricho Cotchery, Kerry Rhodes, Leon Washington, Brad Smith, Joe McKnight…
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Release the Kraken!!!
I know I’m crazy but I want to bring Vernon back. Sign him dirt cheap and let him work with that guy who worked with Maybin, as well as Dunbar.
You can’t get more talent than Vern for the minimum. If the light goes on, he’ll beast. I’d rather carry Vernon than that guy from Clemson (can’t remember his name).
by Crackback on Feb 4, 2012 1:43 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Is Vern actually with a team? I don’t think I’ve heard a thing since the Bears released him.
I think he’ll probably bounce around some practise squads for a year or two and then disappear to the CFL or UFL.
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I agree with you Crackback
We can use the depth and also give him a chance to redeem himself. To be realistic, I don’t see why they would because of situation with him and rex. He was saying he never go a fair shot etc. I vote bring him back (DIRT CHEAP)
I cant believe we drafted a fullback in the 1st round.
Let's Make sure we play like the f***in NEW YORK JETS
and not some f***in slapd**k team!
Yep, that's what I'd pick
At least with guys like Blair Thomas and Gholston, it’s not like they couldn’t have been great selections no matter what. They were picks you could get excited about. But Roger f!@#ing Vick?
by Exystence on Feb 4, 2012 1:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He was a hybrid guy, FB/RB ended up just short of 1,300 yards in 4 years in the league. He actually had some issues in his first training camp similar to McKnight, illness through dehydration and workload etc.
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Roger Vick's dehydration issue was really a 2nd order issue
Roger Vick scored the lowest score ever recorded by a first rounder on the Wonderlic (he got 3). The reason he got dehydrated in training camp was explained that in college, the coaches told the players when to break for water, whereas in the pros, it was simply expected that players would get a drink whenever they were thirsty. And since no coaches ever told him to break for water, he simply practiced until he collapsed from dehydration.
Basically, he was too stupid to know he was thirsty.
yay for Richard Todd!
that’s me. well not really, I just was always a fan (see my post name).
anyway, yeah the recent moves make us look better IMHO.
One question for all, do you think we made the most of our 4 selections in 2000?
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I'd say no
My opinion would be different If Pennington had turned out better.
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by Bob_The_Friendly_Baker on Feb 4, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
Just looking at the guys they passed on, I don’t really have many regrets. Becht wasn’t great, but Abraham, Ellis, and Pennington were all really good selections. Can’t blame the front office on Pennington. They couldn’t have predicted all of the injuries.
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Interesting note
In addition to the four first rounders they had, three other first rounders from the Draft also played for the Jets (Thomas Jones, Plaxico Burress, and Bubba Franks).
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I was looking at the potential players we could have taken and I’m pretty happy with how we used the selections, as you say we couldn’t have seen the injuries coming for Chad. As for Becht we needed a tight end and there really weren’t too many alternatives.
If you put L.Coles in to the mix from the 3rd round, 2000 was a decent outing for us.
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Becht was a reach IMO, I thought Bulluck was the BPA there and he turned out to be a much better NFL player
by J-Nasty on Feb 4, 2012 2:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why exactly was Blair Thomas a bust?
I wasn’t around in that era, so idk the specifics of him. I’m wondering in the off chance that we get t-rich if he could be Blair Thomas 2.0
by darshv3 on Feb 4, 2012 2:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
John actually wrote a post about Blair Thomas back in April, give it a read here:
http://www.ganggreennation.com/2011/4/14/2109940/top-ten-new-york-jets-draft-busts-2-blair-thomas
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Did we seriously take him over emmit smith?
I really feel for the long-time fans.
by darshv3 on Feb 4, 2012 2:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Unfortunately so. Just like we took Ken O’Brien over Dan Marino (make no mistake I like Ken but come on) and we took Kyle Brady over Warren Sapp. Hell we could have had Brett Favre too.
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I hope the following doesn't add to it
“we took mark Sanchez over josh freeman” all the talking heads seem to be under the impression that freeman didn’t regress at all, and that he’s gonna be a superstar. Sanchez, on the other hand, is on thin ice.
by darshv3 on Feb 4, 2012 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don’t know, he threw 22 interceptions in 2011 compared to 6 in 2010. His QB rating dropped by 20 points from around 95 to 75 and and he lost more fumbles than in previous years. He did throw for more yards and a higher completion percetange. However I definitely think he regressed in 2011. It’ll be interesting to see what he does in 2012.
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I'm aware that he played poorly
Im just saying that the analysts all say that he just needs help, which he does, but he certainly didn’t have a good year.
by darshv3 on Feb 4, 2012 2:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Let's remember one thing about Marino
Everybody passed on Marino. He was the next to last pick in the first round. After his junior year , everyone assumed he’d be the # 1 pick. The he had a good not great senior year and everyone soured on him. I even gave this my own name — Marino Syndrome: overscouting a player to the extent of magnifying the tiniest of flaws.
Ralph Kiner: You've gotta change the script, I don't like the script.
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Dumb trades and not paying people doomed us
Aaron Glenn, Keyshawn Johnson, and Santana Moss John Abraham Jonathan Vilma are all on my BEAST MODE TEAM!!! John Abraham, Jonathan Vilma, and Santana Moss are all WTF trades. Looking at some of are picks makes me depressed we finially got the TE pick right with Keller, lol
if we might have kept Mckenzie maybe Pennignton might have never got hurt
we had an awesome team in 2004, Pennington, Moss, Coles, Martin, Chrebet, and a bunch of other talented players, we where in the top 5 in offense and defense, but the salary cap destroyed that team, we had home grown drafted players that were too good for us to afford under salary cap back then
by MetalVagabond on Feb 4, 2012 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Considering the fact that Abraham basically had to be moved, getting a first for him was actually a solid deal
That whole situation invited low-ball offers. Atlanta helped us out, IMO, even if we threw away the first on a guy like Kelly Jennings.
players we could have had but did not pick
1st rounders Dan Marino, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Ed Reed, Randy Moss, Michael Irvin later round
A case could be made that Al Toon and Jerry Rice were interchangeable
If you put Toon on the Walsh 49ers and Rice on the Jets, Toon could have been the best receiver in history – if he was in that situation, and did not get his career derailed for concussions. Toon was a genuinely GREAT receiver until he got multiple concussions – he had better hands and better leaping ability than Rice (but Rice had slightly more speed).
As for Marino vs. O’Brien, the Jets thought that Marino was dumb and O’Brien was much smarter. I guess Dan got the last laugh on that one.
As for Emmitt Smith – most folks had him and Blair Thomas ranked equally, but teams were concerned that Emmitt had an agent who was going to hold him out for big money.
by DougGreen on Feb 4, 2012 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Idk, O'Brien probably is smarter
I’m pretty sure he works with QBs nowadays. Meanwhile Marino if you listen to him on whatever pre-game/halftime/etc. show he’s on now, ehhhh… But he was a friggin’ robo-QB. You don’t need to be smart in general, just smart at QBing. And good at throwing.
by Exystence on Feb 4, 2012 10:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Rec'd for Toon comments
He really was that good before the concussions.
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Ron Faurot deserves a vote
Johnny Mitchell: remember how he would “retire” after 2 days of training camp then look to unretire a few days before the season operner?
Gholston: Word was that Belechek had told the press he was going to select Gholston with the seventh pick. Managini fell for the trap from his mentor and pushed the front office very hard. He also lobbied for Anthony Schlegel because he hunted wild boar.
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