10 best draft choices by the Jets since 2000

Darrelle Revis was a lockdown corner for many seasons with the Jets. - [Football-Austria / Flickr]
Darrelle Revis was a lockdown corner for many seasons with the Jets. - [Football-Austria / Flickr]

Darrelle Revis is a likely Hall of Famer and is the obvious choice to lead the way on this list.

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It is time to look at the team that is currently slated to pick third in the 2019 NFL Draft: the Jets. While the Jets have mostly been bad for a few years now, they have made some draft picks since 2000 who had success in the league, specifically with them. Below are their top 10 selections since 2000.

1

Darrelle Revis, CB - 1st round, 14th overall (2007); time with Jets: 2007-2012, 2015-2016

Revis Island was one of the true shutdown corners in his heyday. While with the Jets, he was named a Pro Bowler five times and three times was a First Team All-Pro. He intercepted 25 passes in his New York tenure.

2

Nick Mangold, C - 1st round, 29th overall (2006); time with Jets: 2006-2016

Mangold spent his entire 11-year career with the Jets. Altogether, he played in 164 games and started every one of them. He made seven Pro Bowls and was named a First Team All-Pro twice.

3

Shaun Ellis, DE - 1st round, 12th overall (2000); time with Jets: 2000-2010

Eleven of Ellis' 12 NFL seasons were with New York. He was twice named to the Pro Bowl and totaled 72.5 sacks with the club. That sits just 1.5 behind Mark Gastineau, who is the franchise leader in the category.

4

John Abraham, DE - 1st round, 13th overall (2000); time with Jets: 2000-2005

Third on the Jets' all-time sack list with 53.5 is Abraham, who also was the very next selection in 2000 after Shaun Ellis. He made three Pro Bowls with the team and was a First Team All-Pro in 2001, when he recorded 13 sacks.

5

Laveranues Coles, WR - 3rd round, 78th overall; time with Jets: 2000-2002, 2005-2008

Over his two tenures and seven years with the Jets, Coles ranks fourth in franchise history in catches (459), fifth in yards (5,941), and and tied for fifth in touchdowns (37). Twice he went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark with New York.

6

Jamal Adams, S - 1st round, 6th overall (2017); time with Jets: 2017-present

Despite being drafted just two years ago, Adams has the potential to be near (or at) the top of the list once his career is over. He was named to the Pro Bowl last year and has 197 tackles and 5.5 sacks in his two years. According to USA Today, Pro Football Focus rated him as the 20th-best player in football last season.

7

David Harris, LB - 2nd round, 47th overall (2007); time with Jets: 2007-2016

While he was never named to a Pro Bowl, Harris was a staple of some very good Jets defenses during his time with them. Over ten years, he started 147 games and had 1,087 tackles, 35 sacks, and six interceptions.

8

Muhammad Wilkerson, DE - 1st round, 30th overall (2011); time with Jets: 2011-2017

A Pro Bowler In the 2015 season, Wilkerson racked up 44.5 sacks in his seven years with New York. In the 2015 season he had 12 of them, which was one of two years with the team he reached a double-figure sack total.

9

D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT - 1st round, 4th overall (2006); time with Jets: 2006-2015

While not always the dominant tackle that the Jets hoped for in selecting him fourth overall, Ferguson never missed a game in his ten-year career (all with the Jets). He was named to three straight Pro Bowls from 2009-2011.

10

Chad Pennington, QB - 1st round, 18th overall (2000); time with Jets: 2000-2007

The third player drafted in the first round of 2000 to make the list, Pennington started 61 games under center for the Jets, finishing with a winning record (32-29). He completed 65.6 percent of his passes with the team to go along with 82 touchdowns and 55 interceptions.

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