New York Jets’ Connor McGovern still has top-10 talent in him (Film)

Connor McGovern‘s first year with the New York Jets was somewhat of a disappointment. After a 2019 season in which he played like a top-10 center for the Broncos, he was brought in to make Jets fans forget about the league-worst center play they had watched since Nick Mangold’s retirement, but he was not as big of an upgrade as hoped. McGovern finished the 2020 season with an overall Pro Football Focus grade of 62.2, which ranked 25th out of 38 qualified centers. In 2019, McGovern earned a grade of 72.0 that ranked ninth-best out of 37 qualifiers. As a run blocker, McGovern actually improved over his 2019 season. He jumped from 19th among centers in PFF’s run blocking grade (64.1) to 13th (70.5). It was in pass protection where McGovern fell off the face of the Earth. The North Dakota native dropped from fifth among centers in PFF’s pass blocking grade (82.5) to 36th (42.7). McGovern allowed 33 pressures in 2020, tied for the most among centers (with now-teammate Dan Feeney). That was more than double his 20