Cimini: AD Mitchell Most Impressive Jet This Offseason

Before the start of team OTA’s and minicamp about a month ago, we asked if Jets wide receiver AD Mitchell could be a breakout player on offense for Gang Green.  It’s pretty safe to say at this point that if he continues doing what he’s done up to this point in the team’s offseason program, the answer should be yes.

According to Rich Cimini of ESPN New York, Mitchell did more than any player on the roster to help himself in recent weeks.  If you’ve been keeping tabs on the Jets, that should come as no surprise.  One practice after another, Mitchell was the one player consistently being named by members of the media as being the best player in practice or making the biggest play on offense.

Some will predictably dismiss this is “doing it in shorts” and needing to show he can “get open when it counts”.  Thing is, Mitchell has already done that.  Mitchell got open consistently last season but the team’s disastrous quarterback situation hid that fact.  Then of course there are the box score watchers who will claim Mitchell had “stone hands” last season due to his six drops with Gang Green.

Take a look at EVERY AD Mitchell target from last season right HERE.

Yes, Mitchell did drop six passes last season, but it’s important to note that three of those came on one game.  His first game as a Jet.  Meaning it was also his first game in a new system with a new quarterback.  After the three drops in one game, he dropped three more over the course of the remainder of the season on 53 targets.  This is why watching the games will always be more effective than taking a quick peek at the stat sheet.

Mitchell’s physical talent has never been in doubt.  The former Texas Longhorn was viewed by many as a first round talent.  He ended up dropping out of the first round on draft day, but not by much.  He was selected in round two by the colts with the 52nd pick.  Now Jets GM Darren Mougey, who insisted Mitchell be included in the Sauce Gardner deal, will hope that by adding Geno Smith, that getting open will lead to bigger things this year than it did in 2025.

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