Jets’ once-controversial draft pick got the last laugh in Week 1

NY Jets defensive end Will McDonald | Evan Bernstein/GettyImagesHeading into the 2023 draft, the New York Jets' greatest need, by far, was tackle. Probably the last thing the Jets needed was an edge rusher, with stalwarts Jermaine Johnson, John Franklin-Myers, Carl Lawson, and Bryce Huff already on the roster.

Picking at 15, by virtue of the first-round pick swap that was part of the Aaron Rodgers trade, the franchise seemed to be in position to land one of the last top-rated tackles in the draft class. The player they were likely targeting was Broderick Jones, a massive tackle out of the University of Georgia.

With all that being one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL, arch nemesis Bill…