The only NFL draft tradition more enduring than current mocks is revisiting the selections of the past.
Jet X looks back on the nine spots where the New York Jets are slated to select the coming draft and highlights the best players chosen in each role.
After a free agency frenzy, our countdown continues a look back at the names selected with the 107th overall pick, the Jets’ regularly scheduled fourth-round choice. (The team’s 108th pick is technically the No. 107 with the New England Patriots’ third-round forfeiture.)
1963: G Walt Sweeney, Cleveland
Walt Sweeney opted out of the NFL’s proceedings, instead opting for the AFL’s San Diego Chargers, who chose him second overall in their own 1963 selections (behind only Buck Buchanan in Kansas City).