FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Minutes after he was picked by the New York Jets, Sauce Gardner was doing a media interview backstage at the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Garrett Wilson walking out to the stage for his welcome-to-the-league hug from commissioner Roger Goodell. Wilson was wearing a Jets cap, just like he was.
"Oh, yeah, this is gonna be crazy," Gardner said to himself, imagining the future.
Gardner was drafted fourth overall at 8:34 p.m. ET on April 28.