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I thought it might be fun to look back a few years and see what kind of prospects the Jets' draftees were when they were entering college.
All rankings are from Rivals.com.
| Name | Stars (1-5) | National Ranking | Position Ranking | State Ranking |
| Calvin Pryor | 3 | N/A | 31 | 88 (Florida) |
| Jace Amaro | 4 | 52 | 3 | 6 (Texas) |
| Dexter McDougle | 3 | N/A | 76 | N/A |
| Jalen Saunders | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Shaquelle Evans | 4 | 160 | 24 | 17 (California) |
| Dakota Dozier | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jeremiah George | 3 | N/A | 57 | N/A |
| Brandon Dixon | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Quincy Enunwa | 3 | N/A | 63 | 81 (California) |
| IK Enemkpali | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tajh Boyd | 4 | 51 | 4 | 3 (Virginia) |
| Trevor Reilly |
2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
These ratings are years old so they offer little outside of a look back at the past of Jets prospects. Pryor was lightly regarded heading into college and turned himself into a player. In Boyd you have the case of a player who was thought to be a top tier recruit. Even though he was as good as advertised in Clemson, he was not viewed as a great NFL prospect.