May 1, 2021
The Jets started Day 3 of the NFL draft with a running back, their fourth offensive player picked in a row dating back to the first round.
From that point on, all the way through New York's final pick, general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh went with six consecutive defenders.
In the fifth round, it was three defensive backs for the Jets. Auburn safety Jamien Sherwood (who was listed at linebacker by New York), Duke defensive back Michael Carter II and Pittsburgh cornerback Jason Pinnock.
Douglas, Saleh and the Jets built upon that group even further in the sixth.