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Value in the NFL Draft is a tricky thing to define. It can only be judged with certainty years after the Draft.
I still want to take a look at how the Jets’ Draft in 2017 stacked up with the way experts saw things so I took at look at CBS’ NFL Draft Big Board. The board was put in place before the Draft so there is no bias for or against any teams.
How did the Jets do?
Jamal Adams
Ranking: 3
Pick: 6
Value: +3
Marcus Maye
Ranking: 47
Pick: 39
Value: -8
ArDarius Stewart
Ranking: 71
Pick: 79
Value: +8
Chad Hansen
Ranking: 93
Pick: 141
Value: +48
Jordan Leggett
Ranking: 96
Pick: 150
Value: +54
Dylan Donahue
Ranking: 229
Pick: 181
Value: -48
Elijah McGuire
Ranking: 203
Pick: 188
Value: -15
Jeremy Clark
Ranking: 239
Pick: 197
Value: -42
Derrick Jones
Ranking: 307
Pick: 204
Value: -103
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This is only one ranking, but the Jets did very well by this criteria. Four of their first five picks were considered good value, and the team left the Draft with five of the top 100 players despite trading down. If things actually play out this well, Jets fans are going to be ecstatic with the Draft.
Of course none of these rankings matter once the players actually hit the field.
Maybe we will take a look at some other big boards in the weeks to come to see whether the Jets fare as well.