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New York Jets 2019: Ranking the 53-man roster — No. 21 Kelvin Beachum

New York Jets fans understand that this team may enter 2020 camp with an entirely new five-man O-line. But there are a handful of linemen currently on the roster worth retaining as solid depth pieces.

After D’Brickashaw Ferguson’s sudden retirement resulted in a 2016 season with journeyman Ben Ijalana at left tackle, general manager Mike Macagnan got questioned intensively for his 2017 three-years, $24 million pact for left tackle Kelvin Beachum, a behemoth with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars pedigree, one year removed from a devastating career-threatening knee surgery.

But the 30-year-old held up his end of the bargain over the past three seasons.