The New York Jets have struggled during the regular season for many years. They wind up with high draft picks and for some reason these selections don’t turn into the franchise players they hoped. The Jets have had multiple first-round picks multiple times since 2000. There have been some wonderful players for Gang Green and others their fans woud rather forget.
A look at the Jets’ first-round picks and how they fared since 2000 as the AFC East team has the second overall pick in Thursday’s NFL draft.
2000
Player: Shaun Ellis
Pick: 12
Position: DE
Grade: B
Player: John Abraham
Pick: 13
Position: LB
Grade:
Player: Chad Pennington
Pick: 18
Position: QB
Grade: C
Player: Anthony Becht
Pick: 27
Position: TE
Grade: B-
2001
Player: Santana Moss
Pick: 16
Position: WR
Grade: B
2002
Player: Bryan Thomas
Pick: 22
Position: DE
Grade: C+
2003
Player: DeWayne Robertson
Pick: 4
Position: DE
Grade: C-
2004
Player: Jonathan Vilma
Pick: 12
Position: LB
Grade: B-
2005
No pick
2006
Player: D’Brickashaw Ferguson
Pick: 4
Position: OT
Grade: B
Player: Nick Mangold
Pick: 29
Position: C
Grade: A+
2007
Player: Darrelle Revis
Pick: 14
Position: CB
Grade: A+
2008
Player: Vernon Gholston
Pick: 6
Position: DE
Grade: D
Player: Dustin Keller
Pick: 30
Position: TE
Grade: B-
2009
Player: Mark Sanchez
Pick: 5
Position: QB
Grade: C+
2010
Player: Kyle Wilson
Pick: 29
Position: CB
Grade: D
2011
Player: Muhammad Wilkerson
Pick: 30
Position: DL
Grade: B
2012
Player: Quinton Coples
Pick: 16
Position: DE
Grade: D
2013
Player: Dee Milliner
Pick: 9
Position: CB
Grade: F
Player: Sheldon Richardson
Pick: 13
Position: DT
Grade: B
2014
Player: Calvin Pryor
Pick: 18
Position: S
Grade: F
2015
Player: Leonard Williams
Pick: 6
Position: DT
Grade: A
2016
Player: Darron Lee
Pick: 20
Position: LB
Grade: D
2017
Player: Jamal Adams
Pick: 6
Position: S
Grade: A
2018
Player: Sam Darnold
Pick: 3
Position: QB
Grade: C-
2019
Player: Quinnen Williams
Pick: 3
Position: DT
Grade: B+
2020
Player: Mekhi Becton
Pick: 11
Position: OT
Grade: D
2021
Player: Zach Wilson
Pick: 2
Position: QB
Grade: F
Player: Alijah Vera-Tucker
Pick: 14
Position: G
Grade: C-
2022
Player: Sauce Gardner
Pick: 4
Position: CB
Grade: A
Player: Garrett Wilson
Pick: 10
Position: WR
Grade: A
Player: Jermaine Johnson
Pick: 26
Position: DE
Grade: B
2023
Player: Will McDonald IV
Pick: 15
Position: DE
Grade: C
2024
Player: Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Pick: 11
Position: OT
Grade: B
2025
Player: Armand Membou
Pick: 7
Position: OT
Grade: B+
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Jets’ NFL draft picks since 2000 reviewed
