Keyshawn Johnson on Jets' draft strategy: 'They need to start up front'

ESPN NFL analyst and former No. 1 draft pick of the Jets, Keyshawn Johnson. Credit: ESPN Images/Phil Ellsworth

Keyshawn Johnson thinks the Jets should just give Sam Darnold some protection.

Johnson, the former Jets receiver and current ESPN NFL analyst, knows the receivers in this draft class very well. He believes the Jets could find a starter in the second round and should take a tackle with the No. 11 pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft.

“I think you got about 15 receivers in this draft. None of them are true No. 1s in my opinion, including the top three guys,” Johnson said during a phone interview. “You got some starters you can get in the first three or four rounds. But to build in the trenches…