The Athletic gives the Jets a glowing grade for picking Kenyon Sadiq

You wouldn't know it by the decisions they've made in the past few decades, but the New York Jets have won a Super Bowl.

Yes, it was way back at Super Bowl III in 1969, but the Jets do have a championship in their history. You wouldn't know it, given most of their history, but with the selection of Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq, maybe the Jets are finally on the right track.

According to The Athletic writer Nick Baumgardner, New York finally made a correct decision in drafting Sadiq at No. 16 overall and gave the Jets a big fat A for a grade.

"I love this pick. The Jets needed a pass catcher, and Sadiq was the best one left on the board," he said. "So what if he’s a tight end? He can also line up as a gigantic X receiver, or maybe even as a Z. An outstanding blocker at the line of scrimmage and out in space, Sadiq runs a 4.39 at 250 pounds.

He is a freakish athlete — arguably the best in this class — and the type of weapon who can always keep the math in the offense’s favor. Sadiq is built for the modern game. I like this better than the Jets’ selection of Bailey at No. 2, if I’m honest."

Sadiq wowed the NFL scouts at the combine with his athleticism, and he ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash, a time they rarely see from a 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end that can run like a wide receiver, but still is able to block like a prototypical tight end.

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