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New York Jets Should Trade No. 2 Pick, Keep Building Around Sam Darnold

The Jacksonville Jaguars are all but certain to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, which means the draft will essentially start with the second overall pick.

In other words, the New York Jets will control what happens through the rest of the opening round.

The Jets could take a quarterback with that pick, whether it's Ohio State's Justin Fields, BYU's Zach Wilson or North Dakota State's Trey Lance. However, they should instead trade it for a huge windfall to greatly improve their roster for new head coach Robert Saleh and build around current starter Sam Darnold.