When a team is selecting in the third round of the NFL draft, it’s going to draft players with warts. They might be undersized, a little slower than a first-rounder, or maybe they come from a smaller program and haven’t been showcased much.
Or maybe they have questionable character issues and display signs of immaturity or a motor that never reaches a fifth gear. This is where a team will take a chance on a player and hope for the best, which is what the Jets are doing with Jachai Polite, the outside linebacker from Florida.
As much as selecting Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams with the third overall pick was a non-brainer during the first-round Thursday night, the Jets selection of Polite with the 68th choice in Friday’s third round was a head scratcher.