NFL power rankings: Final 32-team breakdown ahead of the 2018 draft

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 28: (L-R) A detailed view of the pick is in for the #1 overall pick by the Los Angeles Rams during the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 28, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images) /

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CLEVELAND, OH – OCTOBER 08: Head coach Todd Bowles of the New York Jets looks on in the second half against the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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The New York Jets fall a few spots in our NFL power rankings for a couple of considerable reasons.

First, they made free-agent cornerback Trumaine Johnson the highest-paid corner in NFL history. He’s good and will make New York’s secondary considerably better. But not five years, $72.5 million good.

And then there was the trade with the Colts, where the Jets gave up three second-round picks to move up from No. 6 to No. 3.

OK, going up to “get your quarterback” can work (just ask the Rams or the Eagles). But if it backfires, New York will assuredly be feeling a lot of heat for the next few years.

Bringing back quarterback Josh McCown and inking former Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater to a one-year “prove it” deal was smart, though. And that’s the reason why the Jets can’t be ranked any lower in our NFL power rankings this time.