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Jets' potential breakout players to watch in 2018 | Sam Darnold, Leonard Williams, and some surprises

Time for him to turn all those quarterback hits into sacks. And if he can beat double teams (or the Jets can find a way to draw double teams away from him), then we think he is primed for a big year, with maybe 10 sacks. It's not outside the realm of possibility. He had seven sacks in his Pro Bowl season of 2016. This is Year 4 for Williams, who has just 12 career sacks and a whopping 65 quarterback hits.

The Jets drafted him in Round 4 this year because they think he can be an athleticism upgrade from their current crop of tight ends, including Jordan Leggett, a fifth-round pick last year.