Getting to know 2022 Jets draft targets through their high school coaches

By Ian Roddy — 12/07/2021

Something that is essential to understand about the game of American football is that the relationship between a player and their coach is extremely important. It’s why Adam Gase was torn apart for his apparent lack of a relationship with his team. It’s why players line up to play for guys like John Harbaugh every offseason.

And it’s also why, at any level of play, an athlete’s coach can provide some of the best insight as to who they are as a person and player.

As things stand now, the New York Jets are currently set to hold not one, but two selections in the top ten and maybe even top five of the 2022 NFL draft. Naturally, that range is loaded with talent, and despite still being months away from draft season, the prospects who will settle in at the top are starting to come into focus.

While offensive players dominated the top of the first round in last year’s draft, it would appear that defense is key this year.

To get to know some of these young men, Jets X-Factor was able to obtain exclusive interviews with their coaches from their high school football days.

The coaches kind enough to speak with us were Charles Collins (Kayvon Thibodeaux’s coach), Alan Chadwick (Kyle Hamilton’s coach), Jon Filiatraut (Aidan Hutchinson’s coach), and Neil Weiner (Derek Stingley’s coach).

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