As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before they play a game.

No. 11: Kelvin Beachum

Last year’s ranking: Unranked (not on team)

Position: Left tackle

Age: 28

How acquired: Signed a three-year, $24 million contract on March 10

Years left on contract: 3

2017 Salary Cap figure: $5 million

Looking back at 2016: Beachum joined the Jaguars last year after playing the first four years of his career with the Steelers.

His lone season with Jacksonville was a disappointment, and the team declined to pick up the four-year option on his contract this offseason.

Pro Football Focus ranked Beachum 63rd out of 78 tackles they graded. He gave up 49 quarterback pressures and was ranked 75th in run blocking.

Beachum started 15 games for the Jaguars, missing one with a concussion. But Beachum had lingering pain in his left knee from a torn ACL he suffered in 2015. That pain could have been the reason for his play slipping.

Outlook for 2017: The Jets have had their eyes on Beachum for a while. They had him in for a visit in 2015 before D’Brickashaw Ferguson retired. He went to the Jaguars at that time, but when Jacksonville cut him loose this offseason, the Jets pounced.

After years of Ferguson manning left tackle, the position was a weak spot in 2016. Ryan Clady began the year as the starter, but did not play well and then suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Ben Ijalana replaced him and had his own struggles.

The Jets are hoping Beachum can return to his form from 2014, when he thrived for the Steelers. That year, PFF had him ranked as the fifth-best left tackle in football.

The big question: How is Beachum’s knee? Doctors usually say players need to be two years removed from ACL surgery before they feel 100 percent again. The knee could explain why Beachum did not play well last year. Maybe he returns to his old form this year. The Jets were cautious with him in the spring. He did not participate in several OTAs open to the media, but Beachum and the team have said his knee is fine.

Left tackle is an important position. It will take on even greater importance if the Jets put Christian Hackenberg in at quarterback. Young quarterbacks always hold onto the ball too long. It will be up to Beachum to protect him.