Mekhi Becton is back to doing what he does best: pummeling players to the ground.
The rookie spoke to the media on Tuesday as the Jets held their second day of padded practices. For Becton, it was his first time practicing since he was at Louisville. So getting back on the field and doing his favorite thing has been an amazing feeling.
“I haven’t been able to hit someone in a while,” Becton said, “So it’s been great!”
The Jets have liked what they’ve seen out of Becton so far in training camp. All of the hype about how big he is has been amplified as he pancakes Jets defenders. Becton stands at 6-foot-7 and 370 pounds, which is not where he’d like to be at weight wise. He’d like to be in the range of 350-355 pounds, but the Jets are more worried about his production than size.
New York picked Becton 11th overall in this past year’s draft with the hope he can protect Sam Darnold’s blindside for years to come. Even without a full offseason program, the Jets expect Becton to make a big impact on the offensive line at left tackle in 2020.
It’s still extremely early in training camp, but as long as Becton keeps up the work, he’ll be putting a lot of defenders on the ground come the start of the regular season.