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The Jets had a rookie sweep on Thursday night.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner won Defensive Rookie of the Year and wide receiver Garrett Wilson won Offensive Rookie of the Year here at the NFL Honors show.
The Jets are just the third team in the history of the awards to win the honor on both sides of the ball.
It is the punctuation mark for remarkable rookie seasons by Gardner and Wilson and for general manager Joe Douglas, who looks like he built a franchise-changing NFL Draft class in 2022.
Gardner had 20 passes defended, 75 tackles and two interceptions after the Jets took him with the No. 4 overall pick out of Cincinnati last year. Gardner did not shy away from difficult matchups, facing Stefon Diggs, Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, Mark Andrews and D.
