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Jets drafted Pons to break interception drought with defensive playmaking.

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The source notes that the Jets drafted D'Angelo Pons with the expectation that he could break the team's interception drought by returning one for a touchdown, positioning him as a potential defensive playmaker in week one. The Jets' historical interception struggles suggest regression toward the mean, and the source indicates the team views Pons as a key piece to capitalize on that expected uptick in turnovers.

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The Jets eventually are going to—look, the Jets, by just sheer regression, are going to get more interceptions this year, even if it doesn't mean that they're going to get— They went out and got D'Angelo Pons in the draft because, like, hey, if someone's going to break this interception streak that we don't have, it's going to be D'Angelo Pons taking one to the house.
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The source notes that the Jets drafted D'Angelo Pons with the expectation that he could break the team's interception drought by returning one for a touchdown, positioning him as a potential defensive playmaker in week one. The Jets' historical interception struggles suggest regression toward the mean, and the source indicates the team views Pons as a key piece to capitalize on that expected uptick in turnovers.
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