Scouts Inc. Grades Every New York Jet: Darrelle Revis Underrated

Andrew Kaufman by Columnist Written on August 19, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 14:  Darrelle Revis #24 of the New York Jets celebrates making a game saving interception in the closing minutes of regulation preserving a 31-27 win against the Buffalo Bills during their game on December 14, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

ESPN recently published Scouts Inc.'s rating of every veteran NFL player, and the ratings of some Jets were pretty interesting.

 

Scouts Inc. only ranked those with ample NFL experience, so players Jet fans might be most interested in, such as Mark Sanchez and David Clowney, are not rated by the organization. Yet several other Jets received pretty intriguing scores, especially when compared to other Jets or other members of the league.

 

Below (and on the next page), I comment on those ratings which were most notable, either because they deviated from my expectations or because of what they say about the Jets' team. The ratings for every Jet, which are only available to ESPN Insiders, can be found here.

 

The Scouts Inc. grading scale is as follows:

 

100-90 Elite Player

89-80  Outstanding Player

79-75  Solid Starter

74-70  Good Starter

69-65  Adequate Starter

64-60  Good Backup

59-55  Adequate Backup

54-50  Marginal Backup

49-45  Below Average Backup

20  Developmental Player

 

 

Darrelle Revis, CB: 80.

I thought this rating, which, along with the "80" grade received by Kerry Rhodes and Kris Jenkins, was the highest rating awarded to any Jet, was a bit low for Revis. The "80" graded puts Revis in a tie for ninth among NFL cornerbacks, whereas some publications have him listed as high as third.

Revis is also a more effective player than both Rhodes and Jenkins right now (when you consider Jenkins' impact over a whole season and factor in his stamina issues). He should be rated accordingly.

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