He’s only completed two drafts as the lead decision-maker in Florham Park, but New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas is already well-known for having a strong tendency to draft team captains.
Douglas selected 10 team captains across his first two drafts, acquiring five of them in each draft:
- 2021: Zach Wilson, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Michael Carter, Michael Carter II, Jonathan Marshall
- 2020: La’Mical Perine, James Morgan, Cameron Clark, Bryce Hall, Braden Mann
With Douglas having made 19 selections between the 2020 and 2021 drafts, that means over half of his picks (52.