New York Jets rookie Micheal Clemons possesses EDGE traits that could help Robert Saleh's defense tremendously moving forward.

One of the critical aspects New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh made clear after his hiring is this: He feels as though he needs pass rushers in order to have a successful defense.

In his first offseason as head coach—paired with general manager Joe Douglas—the Jets were able to land two effective rushers in Carl Lawson and Vinny Curry.

Unfortunately, the team lost both players prior to the start of the 2021 NFL season.

Entering his second offseason as head coach, fans knew the Jets would still want to address edge-rusher. The question remained, “How far would they travel in that regard?”

Not only are the Jets getting Lawson and the re-signed Curry back in tow, but they also enter 2022 with an underrated pass-rusher in Houston Texans EDGE Jacob Martin.

Even with all of these additions, fans (and Saleh, I’m sure) still wanted an upper-tier edge-rushing prospect in the 2022 NFL draft, in order to solve the Jets’ nearly two-decade EDGE rush problem (since John Abraham was shipped to the Atlanta Falcons).

The Jets somewhat, fortunately, landed Florida State’s Jermaine Johnson late in the first round. That meant, of course, the Jets were done addressing the edge position. Right? …

In the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft, the Jets select another edge rusher in Texas A&M’s Micheal Clemons, the kid Blewett Blitz breaks down in his latest in-depth film review.

All of these questions and more are answered in this edition of Blewett’s Blitz. Plus, a list of strengths and weaknesses are listed below (to go along with the two-hour member-only Micheal Clemons film breakdown that can be found at the bottom of this article).

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