The Jets were the only team with three of PFF’s top-25 ranked cornerbacks: Sauce Gardner (No. 1), Michael Carter II (No. 18) and D.J. Reed (No. 23).
Perhaps the first clue of what lied in store for Michael Carter II with the Jets came when he was the second Michael Carter drafted by the team on the same day and thus distinguished by Roman numerals.
“Sauce and D.J. make my job easier,” Carter II said. “They can say it’s super hard — and it’s tough — but everybody has a job to do.” And so Carter II worked on his man-to-man and zone techniques, broke down film on receivers and bulked up from 184 pounds last season to 193 with the idea of taking on run blocks in the box.
One of the first to take notice of Carter II’s ability was his new teammate Aaron Rodgers, who revealed the Packers’ game plan to avoid Gardner and Reed in a Week 6 matchup last season. Gardner or Reed typically draws the opponent’s best receiver, but Carter II has more on his plate than just figuring out if a speedy target is going to break inside or outside on the snap.Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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