By Connor Hughes | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Which Jets players stood out in the third week of training camp? Here are seven, including rookie safety Jamal Adams.

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Making their presence felt

As crazy as it sounds, training camp for the Jets is almost over.

Following Saturday's preseason loss to the Lions, the Jets have just four more practices before breaking into their regular season preparation schedule. It's certainly been a unique summer, with the storylines turning from punch-gate and superstar fights, to the development of young players in a build-for-the-future approach.

So, with another — and the last — week of camp set to begin, which players stood out last week? Here's who caught our eye in Week 3.

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DARRON LEE, linebacker

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It was a good week of practice for Darron Lee. He made several plays in coverage, and got awfully physical at the line of scrimmage.

The Jets need the first-round pick from a year ago to progress this season. With David Harris long gone, they're looking for a leader in the center of the defense. This week was a positive sign Lee is ready.

"I’m really pleased with the way he came back from OTA’s to here," defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said. "I think he was like 236 (pounds when he came back). I think he left us like 221, so he worked his butt off over the summer. Then you see him right now in practice taking the step forward from his rookie year. It seems like the game is slowing down for him a little bit and we’re expecting a lot of D Lee this year."

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ROBBY ANDERSON, recevier

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The last 12 months of Robby Anderson's life — from a football perceptive — have been something. He joined the Jets as a long-shot undrafted free agent out of Temple in 2016. Made the team. Shot up the depth chart when Eric Decker suffered a season-ending injury. And now, with Decker and Brandon Marshall gone, and Quincy Enunwa out the year with a neck injury, is suddenly the No. 1 wideout.

It's too early to tell if Anderson is ready, but he had an awfully good week of camp last week. He wasn't any better than on Wednesday. He had three touchdowns, including a gorgeous one-handed grab up the right sideline.

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CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG, quarterback

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Hackenberg is still a work in progress. He's still not ready to start, or supplant Josh McCown as the Jets' unofficial No. 1 quarterback.

But he had a pretty good week of practice last week.

Hackenberg was decisive with the ball, took less sacks, and had a couple really impressive throws. On one, he connected with rookie wideout Dan Williams up the left sideline for a 50-yard gain. On another, he hit wideout Jalin Marshall right in the hands deep (45-50 yards) for a would-be touchdown ... but Marshall dropped it. Jets' wideouts do that often.

Against the Lions, Hackenberg rarely attempted a pass over five yards. That wasn't the case in practice. We'll see if he gets a bit more aggressive against Detroit on Saturday.

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ELI McGUIRE, running back

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Bilal Powell returned to practice last week, so Eli McGuire lost a few reps. Still, the rookie running back looked good. You can tell he's starting to get more comfortable, and as a result, much more patient with the ball. He has a ways to go before he can be counted on as a lead back, but the return, thus far, is promising.

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FREDDIE BISHOP, linebacker

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Bishop — whom the Jets signed out of the CFL last year — started against the Titans and Lions. It was a bit of It's no surprise... He looked quite good in practice this week.

Bishop again received a ton of first-team reps, and had a couple sacks in team work. With Lorenzo Mauldin ailing, there's a good chance he starts again against the Lions. With a good performance, he could jump Mauldin — who hasn't impressed in camp — on the depth chart.

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JAMAL ADAMS, safety

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Adams was a star in organized team activities and minicamp. Maybe he's still ailing from a tweaked ankle earlier this month, but he hasn't flown around as much in training camp. Last week, though, he made his presence felt ... as a rusher.

I had (unofficially) four sacks from Adams in team drills. He came untouched on most of them. It's quite entertaining, actually. Because defenders can't hit the quarterback, Adams sprints by with his finger pointed to the sky. It's his way of signaling to the coaches he got him.

This seems to be an underrated part of Adams' game. Most know what he can do in the box, and in coverage. But the fact he can (apparently) blitz, too? Todd Bowles should have fun designing plays for the safety.

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DERRICK JONES, cornerback

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Jones is working largely with the third team defense. He's behind Morris Claiborne, Buster Skrine, Juston Burris, Marcus Williams and Darryl Roberts. Understandably so. There are some weaknesses in the rookie's game which need to be ironed out, and likely will with time.

With that said, he had a really nice set of practices last week. On Monday, Jones picked off a Bryce Petty pass into triple coverage. A few series later, he jumped another Petty pass, deflected it in the air, and teammate Connor Harris camped underneath for the interception.

Todd Bowles loves ballhawks. He wants his cornerbacks to be physical, and attack the ball. So far, Jones is doing that.

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