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New York Jets go safety, take Jamal Adams 6th overall
- With the sixth overall pick in the 2017 draft, the New York Jets selected safety Jamal Adams out of LSU,.
- Adams is one of the best tacklers in the class; he missed a tackle just one tackle every 11.1 attempted in 2016.
- He recorded 15 stops in the passing game in 2016, T-third-most of FBS safeties.
- Adams can be deployed in several areas, he played 251 of his 802 snaps in the slot last season.
- When targeted, Adams has shown good ball skills, recording five interceptions and nine pass breakups in 2016.
