The Jets took 24-year old WR Scotty McKnight out of Colorado with the 227th overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  McKnight is 5’11″, 185 pounds.  McKnight caught 50 passes for 621 yards (12.4 avg) with 7 TD grabs last year.  He caught 219 passes for 2,590 yards (11.8 avg) with 22 TD grabs in his four years with the Buffaloes.  McKnight will likely have to make it on special teams early in his career before he gets much of a shot to play WR.

UPDATE:  (11/2/2011) – The Jets have placed Scotty McKnight on the Injured Reserve List due to a torn ACL.  He didn’t get into any games for the Jets as a rookie.

The Jets took 23-year old QB Greg McElroy out of Alabama with the 208th overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  McElroy is 6’1″, 222 pounds and he runs a 5.03 40.  McElroy is the classic dropback passer minus the big time arm.  McElroy is a leader as the Crimson Tide was 24-3 when he started at QB.  He will also outwork almost everyone off the field to have his team ready to play.  McElroy played in 13 games (all starts) for Alabama last year and he completed 222 of 313 passes (70.9%) for 2,987 yards with 20 TD passes and 5 INTs.  He played in 35 games (27 starts) in his four years with the Crimson Tide and he completed 436 of 658 passes (66.3%) for 5,691 yards with 39 TD passes and 10 INTs.  McElroy will likely be the Jets’ #3 QB in 2011 and he could develop into a solid #2 behind Mark Sanchez down the road.

The New York Jets took 22-year old WR/KR/PR Jeremy Kerley out of TCU with the 153rd pick (5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Kerley is 5’9″, 188 pounds and he runs a 4.49 40.  Kerley is very fast and he has a wide assortment of moves, especially as a kick and punt returner.  Kerley played in 13 games (11 starts) for TCU last year and he caught 56 passes for 575 yards (10.3 avg) with 10 TD grabs.  He played in 50 games (20 starts) in his four years with the Horned Frogs and he caught 120 passes for 1,299 yards (10.8 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  Kerley also returned 37 punts for 1,006 yards (27.2 avg) and 94 punts for 1,299 yards (13.8 avg) with 2 TD returns at TCU.  Kerley will likely make a much bigger impact on special teams than he will on offense with the Jets.

The Jets picked 22-year old running back Bilal Powell out of Louisville with the 126th overall pick (4th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Powell is 5’10″, 204 pounds and he runs a 4.55 40.  Powell has an upright running style but he likes to drive through defensive players.  His physical style with fit right in with the mindset the Jets like from their players.  Powell played in 12 games (10 starts) for Louisville last year and he carried the ball 229 times for 1,405 yards (6.1 ypc) with 11 TD runs.  He also caught 18 passes for 158 yards (8.8 avg) with 3 TD grabs for Louisville.  Powell played in 42 games (15 starts) in his four years with the Cardinals and he carried the ball 436 times for 2,338 yards (5.4 ypc) with 19 TD runs.  He also caught 45 passes for 344 yards (7.6 avg) with 3 TD grabs for Louisville.  Powell could make a big impact for the Jets down the road as he was pretty darn good in college.