NFL: One breakout star for each team in the 2018 season
LB, New York Jets. . Darron Lee. . team. 30.
Off-ball linebackers with lower tackle numbers in college are typically very unlikely to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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Darron Lee was an exception two years ago.
After an okay rookie season, Lee had a nice 2017 campaign with 94 total tackles, but there’s still so much potential to unearth.
With incredible speed and range, Lee hasn’t been utilized as much as a pass rusher as I think he could be, and the Jets might finally start getting creative in the ways they use his speed to their advantage.
While last season was a nice one statistically for Lee, you expect more impact from a first-round linebacker and this year, he may give it to them.