Right off the bat, let’s be clear: one year is way too early to judge a draft class. You probably need at least three seasons before it’s fair to start making declarations about how successful a draft class was. Draft picks need time to develop. Few players are selected with the expectation to help their team win games in year one or even year two.
Regardless, we’re going to go right ahead and ignore those pragmatic words of wisdom. Let’s jump the gun and find out where the New York Jets‘ 2021 draft class ranks out of 32 draft classes after one year of football.