Breaking down one of the riskiest draft moves (i.e. pick or trading picks, trading back, etc.) by the New York Jets over the past 25 years:
Round/overall selection: First/fourth
Did the risk pay off? On the eve of the 2003 draft, the Jets made a panic move, trading two first-round picks (13th and 22nd) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the fourth pick. Their target was defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson and, much to their delight, he still was available. Then-coach Herm Edwards felt Robertson would have a Warren Sapp-like impact as the 3-technique in his Tampa-style defense even though he wasn't that productive at Kentucky.