On Day 2 of the 2020 NFL Draft, Joe Douglas and the NY Jets made my favorite defensive selection of the draft. The team took Cal defensive back Ashtyn Davis with their first of two round 3 selections.
Justifiably, the pick took some fans by surprise. The team has an All-Pro safety in Jamal Adams and a young stud in Marcus Maye under contract. So why take a defensive back who played the majority of his college snaps at safety?
There are a few reasons for doing so, and I’ll get into them more in-depth as this article continues.