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2021 NFL draft dark horses: North Texas WR Jaelon Darden

Yeah, he played for North Texas against a Conference USA schedule. So what? Like every other smaller-school prospect, Jaelon Darden cannot control what his schedule looks like. All he can control is what he does against that lesser competition, and if he can help the New York Jets, Joe Douglas has already taken notice.

Sure, we need to take it into account whenever a player faces a weaker schedule, but that disclaimer does not mean those players should automatically be kicked down to the later rounds. It simply means that the bar is higher for them.