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Jets select Quinnen Williams at No. 3

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The Jets took Quinnen Williams at No. 3 after listening to plenty of trade calls, and Chris Simms believes they might have taken the best player in the draft.

The Jets took quarterback Sam Darnold with the third pick of the 2019 draft, but they went for a player on the other side of the ball with the same choice this season.

The Jets have selected former Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.

Williams was a disruptive force for Alabama last season and finished the year with 19.5 tackles for loss and eight sacks. That made him a popular choice at the top of defensive rankings with the likes of No. 2 pick Joey Bosa, Josh Allen and Devin White.

There had been a lot of talk about the Jets trading out of this pick in a reversal from the move up they made to get Darnold last year. Darnold made the team feel good about that move and now they hope they’ve found a foundation piece for their defense.