3rd round: Dexter McDougle | CB | Maryland

Dexter McDougle was an injury-prone corner at the University of Maryland. None of that changed after the Jets drafted him.

In McDougle’s first training camp, he tore his ACL and missed the entire season. McDougle then bounced around from the Jets’ practice squad, injured reserve and active roster.

McDougle was traded before the start of the 2017 season to the Philadelphia Eagles for safety Terrence Brooks. McDougle played eight games for the Eagles, serving as a backup cornerback and special teams player, before being waived.

He is currently on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Candian Football League.

4th round: Jalen Saunders | WR | Oklahoma

In a draft that produced wide receivers such as Odell Beckahm Jr., Mike Evans, Davante Adams, Sammy Watkins, Brandin Cooks and Jarvis Landry, the Jets ended up with Jalen Saunders. He was cut three games into his rookie season.

Saunders later signed with six different teams’ practice squads until he was suspended for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.

Saunders spent time as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Before the 2019 season, Saunders was cut by the Tiger-Cats.

He was selected in the seventh round of phase one of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks. Saunders was placed on injured reserve at the start of the season and had his contract terminated when the league filed for bankruptcy. Saunders then signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL.