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How the Jets discovered fifth-round pick Qwan'tez Stiggers

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:

1. Super sleeper: Most NFL prospects are discovered on Saturday afternoons in the fall, before massive crowds and national TV audiences. On rare occasions, there's a hidden gem such as cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers. For him, it took a random find on Facebook, a recommendation from one of former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie's old coaches, a life-changing email and a shrewd scouting department north of the border.

This is how Stiggers wound up on the NFL radar, eventually drafted by the Jets in the fifth round -- only the third player in the common draft era (since 1967) to be selected without having attended college.