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New York Jets draft: Four players who would address the kicking woes

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The New York Jets are in dire need of some kicking help. Teams prefer to avoid drafting specialists, but the Jets may have no choice.

For the second straight year, the New York Jets are set to have kicking woes. After letting Jason Myers walk in free agency, the Jets struggled to find any consistency at kicker.

Sam Ficken was the kicker for the majority of the season and he struggled, to say the least. Ficken’s 70.4% field goal rate was fourth-worst in the NFL. He wasn’t any better on extra points as his 88.