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          Jets select fast, but injury-prone WR Charone Peake in seventh

          • Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2016, 07:12 PM ET
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              Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.
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          FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets closed out the draft by selecting Clemson wide receiver Charone Peake in the seventh round.

          My take: A most interesting selection. Some draftniks projected Peake (6-foot-2, 209 pounds) as a possible third-round pick, but he slipped because of two knee injuries, including an ACL tear in 2013. He was highly recruited out of high school, but he disappeared from the radar at Clemson because he played behind DeAndre Hopkins and Sammy Watkins. He finally got his chance last season to be a full-time player and he responded with 50 catches, 716 yards and five touchdowns. He ran the 40 in 4.37 seconds at his pro day, displaying an eye-popping size-speed ratio. If he can stay healthy, the Jets might have a seventh-round gem.