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Ex-Jets draft bust Chad Hansen has career day in Texans debut

Former Jets wide receiver and 2017 fourth-round pick Chad Hansen shines in his first regular-season game in nearly three years

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If you didn’t know Chad Hansen was on the Texans or still in the league, the wide receiver made his presence known with authority on Sunday.

The Jets’ former fourth-round pick had an afternoon to remember for the Texans on Sunday. In Houston’s 26-20 loss against the Colts in Week 13, Hansen had a career-high 101 yards on five catches.

With the Texans’ receiving core decimated by injuries and suspensions, Hansen was called up from Houston’s practice squad.

“Man, you know, it’s been a journey,” Hansen said, per the Houston Chronicle. “I haven’t played meaningful football in two and a half, three years. Just being able to go out there and perform, it was just a blessing and just kind of speaks to staying ready. It’s a crazy business. I mean, with Will [Fuller] going down, it’s next man up.”

The fourth-year receiver out of Cal has bounced around since his short tenure in New York. Hansen spent the 2017 season on New York’s active roster as a rookie. He caught 9 of 17 targets for 94 yards in 15 games, making just one start. In 2018, Hansen was a surprise cut at the end of training camp. From there, he bounced around from practice squad to practice squad, spending time with the Patriots, Titans and Broncos.

Hansen was picked up by the Saints and quickly waived before landing in Houston, where he’s been since 2019. Sunday marked the first time Hansen played in a regular-season game in nearly three years. It was well worth the wait for the former Jet.

With Jamal Adams gone, Marcus Maye is only Jet left from 2017 draft class

With Jamal Adams headed for Seattle, Marcus Maye is the only New York Jet left from Mike Maccagnan’s 2017 draft class.

Marcus Maye is the last man standing.

Now that Jamal Adams has been traded to Seattle, Maye is the only remaining member of the Jets’ 2017 draft class, which was run by former general manager Mike Maccagnan.

While there’s no question that Adams was a home run pick by Maccagnan, his drafts have left a lot to be desired. Adams joins ArDarius Stewart, Chad Hansen, Jordan Leggett, Dylan Donahue, Elijah McGuire, Jeremy Clark and Derrick Jones as 2017 picks who have since moved on from New York. Maye, meanwhile, is now one of just 12 players left from Maccagnan’s draft classes between 2015 and 2019.

The Jets’ 2015 draft class no longer has a footprint on the team’s roster, while Jordan Jenkins and Maye are the team’s lone representatives from 2016 and 2017 draft classes, respectively.

Adams was certainly one of Maccagnan’s better draft picks as the team’s general manager. New York attempted to fix its woes in the 2017 draft by taking Adams and Maye in back to back rounds. While the plan was sound and the Jets saw a resurgence in their secondary, they were never going to be able to pay both safeties down the road.

At one point, Maye appeared to be the odd man out of the Jets’ future plans, especially when the Jets took Ashtyn Davis in the 2020 draft. At the time of the draft, a new deal with Adams still seemed possible.

With Adams’ wish granted and the All-Pro safety headed to Seattle, there’s an opportunity for Maye to step up and be New York’s go-to guy in the secondary. If he does so, he could be the one who ends up getting an extension from Douglas.