{"id":169373,"date":"2025-08-23T14:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169373\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:47:20","slug":"new-york-jets-final-2025-projected-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169373\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Jets final 2025 projected roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755960436_698_cimini_rich.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>Rich CiminiAug 23, 2025, 09:06 AM ET<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>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.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Update: Coach Aaron Glenn said Tyrod Taylor would be ready for Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>FLORHAM PARK, N.J. &#8212; The <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"732d3caf-b350-1e34-48c6-b7cebb4a0d88\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyj\/new-york-jets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a> open the 2025 NFL regular season against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/pit\/pittsburgh-steelers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> on Sept. 7 at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"5fbab03e-2816-55ab-ae10-83b132803d9e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/8439\/aaron-rodgers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> is gone, and the new Aaron in charge is first-year coach Aaron Glenn. Fittingly, the Jets face Rodgers in Week 1. They will do so with one of the NFL&#8217;s youngest rosters, one with a glaring need at wide receiver and depth concerns on both sides of the ball. Seventh in the waiver order, the new front office will likely be active on the final cut. General manager Darren Mougey, already active in the trade market, will continue to explore potential deals.<\/p>\n<p>The roster will be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Here is a projection for the Jets:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/_end_rule.png\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUARTERBACKS (2):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"7e9fbd60-951e-2d9a-8d8c-b3f1ab6c4a4d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4362887\/justin-fields\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Fields<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"93cc8c92-8d08-5c88-80eb-a0b20a7621d7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/14163\/tyrod-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrod Taylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was some doubt about Taylor&#8217;s availability for Week 1, but Glenn said late Friday night that he&#8217;s &#8220;confident&#8221; his backup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46054125\/jets-coach-aaron-glenn-confident-backup-qb-tyrod-taylor-ready-week-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be ready<\/a>. Taylor had arthroscopic knee surgery in early August. <a data-player-guid=\"84b0cc1e-59f9-d277-d8a0-491330bb1bb8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361182\/adrian-martinez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Martinez<\/a> and\/or <a data-player-guid=\"1be5581c-a14f-3df5-9a87-539c6e3d3a9d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4429435\/brady-cook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Cook<\/a> will stick on the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RUNNING BACKS (4):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"51a1d50b-8a57-bc27-279e-d077fa3df4f0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4427366\/breece-hall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Breece Hall<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"a18e1e42-a004-350d-97aa-e4eb606b27dd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4685247\/braelon-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braelon Allen<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"1c6513f0-df6a-3827-bc55-e798a07d4858\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4695404\/isaiah-davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah Davis<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"dee453d9-0f5d-ab11-4f49-338f922e7c1c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4035537\/kene-nwangwu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kene Nwangwu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Davis (ankle) could begin the season on short-term injured reserve. Each team is allowed two such designations on the final cut. In that case, rookie free agent <a data-player-guid=\"d7099411-d617-3498-aea1-90710bc75a91\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4431536\/donovan-edwards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Edwards<\/a> could be on the season-opening roster. Nwangwu sticks because of his kick return ability. When everyone is healthy, this is the Jets&#8217; deepest position.<\/p>\n<p>All of ESPN. All in one place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"imageLoaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/r1531432_1296x729_16-9.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch your favorite events in the newly enhanced ESPN App. Learn more about what plan is right for you. <b><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign Up Now<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>WIDE RECEIVERS (7):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"da106063-995d-eaf0-54e4-ccecd5e90767\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4569618\/garrett-wilson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Garrett Wilson<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"52299397-c340-7b43-bc6b-29382f32ae9f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3115306\/josh-reynolds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Reynolds<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"8a0c6113-ddc5-a107-7e97-62e0b815af6f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2310331\/tyler-johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Johnson<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"bd366b59-14d6-31b5-ab70-4dfe01e8a0eb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4429105\/arian-smith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arian Smith<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"8fd4f1b9-52f7-d4b6-43d7-136d2b5e9560\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240577\/brandon-smith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Smith<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"efb9e109-6a52-37da-1424-91a8b1dbdbea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3128390\/allen-lazard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allen Lazard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reynolds, Johnson and Lazard are replacement-level players and none of them plays special teams &#8212; hardly ideal for roster construction. Lazard, recovering from a shoulder injury, is interesting. He didn&#8217;t have a great camp, but he has support within the organization. <a data-player-guid=\"34296661-c3d1-30f3-8bf6-3b4ab197dc24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4892576\/jamaal-pritchett\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamaal Pritchett<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"a63d2bd9-8318-332e-93d4-4e3f012161f5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4613104\/malachi-corley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malachi Corley<\/a> are the odd men out. Corley (2024 third-round pick) hasn&#8217;t progressed. Pritchett pushed Gipson as the backup slot and punt returner, but a muffed punt Friday night hurt his chances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIGHT ENDS (4):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"18bfacb3-3ea0-3fe9-86a0-d0d9be7b43c2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4808766\/mason-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mason Taylor<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"98fd4841-1757-9ac1-97b6-8c22d0e5e62b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361372\/jeremy-ruckert\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy Ruckert<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"98770993-e401-8c9c-9b5c-a2d66a0b8764\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3125107\/andrew-beck\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Beck<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"aed0d01c-5ba2-1504-ca53-2d41388630a2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4250764\/stone-smartt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stone Smartt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taylor is the present and future of the position. The second-round pick is a better blocker than they anticipated. Ruckert worked with the starters for the summer, but it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise if they sought a trade partner. Ruckert was underwhelming this summer, and his roster spot isn&#8217;t secure. Beck&#8217;s versatility (he can play fullback, too) creates roster flexibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (9):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"a7b3ceb6-2fb6-3c72-b2f2-dc35acd5873b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4431809\/olu-fashanu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olu Fashanu<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"8084526b-2e12-f702-92cb-6f97d2b3a284\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4035479\/john-simpson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Simpson<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"c3448190-28e8-1185-15f2-1fa227823936\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4242000\/josh-myers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Myers<\/a>\/<a data-player-guid=\"05afe271-24a2-50de-e60c-d138763a0d04\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4428681\/joe-tippmann\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Tippmann<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"37f6451b-c281-8193-d7e9-c0dc0395a2d8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4259646\/alijah-vera-tucker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alijah Vera-Tucker<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"1c641907-6330-300a-b0d7-59aeff07cb8a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4789907\/armand-membou\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Armand Membou<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"85900389-3749-bbc0-684b-b98be2f972b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4373656\/max-mitchell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Mitchell<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"42eabe51-7f49-bc67-ce81-c10aeed53dab\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3129473\/chukwuma-okorafor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chukwuma Okorafor<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"d749c7b2-c2d0-271c-2925-4367fdabcada\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4259186\/xavier-newman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xavier Newman<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s at center, Tippmann or Myers? Fascinating decision. Tippmann moves better than Myers and can get to the second level, but Myers has the edge in experience. That he played with Fields in college doesn&#8217;t hurt. Some scouts believe Tippmann is better at guard. Membou, drafted seventh overall, experienced growing pains in camp but will start at right tackle. Tackle <a data-player-guid=\"8c31db0b-0194-e2d6-5eb9-ad106fe8cee9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240723\/carter-warren\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carter Warren<\/a> (2023, fourth round) looks like he&#8217;s out of time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"b299da3f-168e-d279-dc79-8d7b0d926def\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4040982\/quinnen-williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quinnen Williams<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"520a530c-1751-3c48-f161-a30385a1d552\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361767\/will-mcdonald-iv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will McDonald IV<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"205f8429-b29e-611f-4609-7f0b71f78a39\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4567962\/jermaine-johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jermaine Johnson<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"e682328a-9fe8-956e-c9fc-0745ff2416f1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3117255\/harrison-phillips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harrison Phillips<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"bf1571e3-0599-d941-8be4-5046b7734cb5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240896\/micheal-clemons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micheal Clemons<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"86b8eddb-bebe-8c76-3fe8-328f258ece8d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4259647\/jay-tufele\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jay Tufele<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"98909863-1875-1f89-fd32-77c9f56c4848\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4426676\/jowon-briggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jowon Briggs<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"e7345eec-4894-0b58-c743-9f98a7b095ce\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4569016\/eric-watts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Watts<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"f4789e62-425e-3576-a9d4-0afee7e4f804\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4431598\/leonard-taylor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leonard Taylor III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46034061\/jets-deal-vikings-harrison-phillips-browns-jowon-briggs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trades for Phillips and Briggs<\/a> this week should help the interior, with Phillips likely to start alongside Williams. <a data-player-guid=\"412c3190-0933-7e9f-6a66-2ee115d4f5ca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3916922\/byron-cowart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Cowart<\/a> (ankle) could be headed to IR. They&#8217;re very thin on the edge, especially with Johnson coming back from Achilles surgery. Don&#8217;t be surprised if Mougey makes another trade. Rookie <a data-player-guid=\"fa758cd2-91ef-3299-8274-9d0b96f99921\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4692555\/tyler-baron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Baron<\/a> (fifth round) and veteran <a data-player-guid=\"a928f554-ca40-7e1e-1f3c-378074a6f482\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3122930\/derrick-nnadi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick Nnadi<\/a> are on shaky ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LINEBACKERS (5):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"b8dd0e2d-607c-12d8-0280-3e662fcc454d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361331\/jamien-sherwood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamien Sherwood<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"d36a4fb5-1473-99ba-4388-d46ae05054fb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3110565\/quincy-williams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quincy Williams<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"a123d8c7-68e1-921f-1c70-2b5df1afae22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4045299\/marcelino-mccrary-ball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcelino McCrary-Ball<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"7cab5bfa-fa89-3d3f-6d27-82a0779ecbb5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240778\/jamin-davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamin Davis<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"6f8ed53e-cf95-3678-9088-892855395b6d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4700136\/francisco-mauigoa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Francisco Mauigoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sherwood and Williams are locked in. After them, it&#8217;s tricky. Davis, a former Commanders first-round pick, appears to have the edge for the third starting spot. The depth isn&#8217;t great. Sherwood and Williams need to stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Your League, Your Rules<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.espn.com\/football\/welcome?addata=ffl_2025_in_line_bethecommish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ffl-1320x528_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" class=\"imageLoaded\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Create a league and customize league size, scoring and rules to play in the league you want to play in.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.espn.com\/football\/welcome?addata=ffl_2025_in_line_bethecommish\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Create a league today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CORNERBACKS (6):<\/strong> <a data-player-guid=\"4a3e8bb3-8d6a-7208-dc0f-7cf148b34c1b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4427250\/sauce-gardner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sauce Gardner<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"48bb2cfa-83b5-d4ec-4bfe-3d310e534658\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4035824\/brandon-stephens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Stephens<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"ab014ecb-ce0a-cda5-e816-6b66d8f9f4dd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240456\/michael-carter-ii\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carter II<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"52c0d451-c933-3a33-a3c7-3776b51acf54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4685596\/azareyeh-thomas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Azareye&#8217;h Thomas<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"6ed7528e-ccce-3730-8144-29bb1de2426e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/5208977\/qwantez-stiggers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Qwan&#8217;tez Stiggers<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"26f1576d-200c-8a35-cdce-720cd4f002f6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361834\/jarrick-bernard-converse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jarrick Bernard-Converse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re top-heavy with Gardner, Stephens and Carter as their three regulars. Beyond them, there&#8217;s a lot of green. Stiggers and Bernard-Converse have combined for only 59 defensive snaps, and Thomas is a rookie third-rounder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAFETIES (4): <\/strong><a data-player-guid=\"065d3b69-5b5d-33ea-41e9-812425706634\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361939\/andre-cisco\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Cisco<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"dc2d7c81-1f79-7c09-2471-8179189fc886\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4240532\/tony-adams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Adams<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"f07eb333-659c-3b87-bcdd-2048dc683e7f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4692024\/malachi-moore\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malachi Moore<\/a>, <a data-player-guid=\"3e2711f8-605c-4b16-43ad-bf7371e3f3b6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3915437\/isaiah-oliver\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jets hope Cisco, eight interceptions in his last three years with the Jaguars, can be the ball-hawking safety they&#8217;ve lacked. Adams could get pushed by Moore (fourth round), who can play the slot, too. Rookie free agent <a data-player-guid=\"554e1873-7492-27cd-e218-73ab2515b574\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4426921\/dean-clark\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Clark<\/a> played his way into the conversation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIALISTS (3): <\/strong><a data-player-guid=\"67ed31e6-dcac-19ba-0e1e-54a343bea611\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/10621\/nick-folk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Folk<\/a> (PK), <a data-player-guid=\"a2eb124e-931f-c135-d66a-e7bb2bfa9be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4427982\/austin-mcnamara\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Austin McNamara<\/a> (P), <a data-player-guid=\"2b0cbeb0-c8cf-d56a-ad28-ab9e7f159940\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2983155\/thomas-hennessy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Hennessy<\/a> (LS).<\/p>\n<p>Folk made 50 of 52 field goal attempts the past two seasons, but can the 40-year-old hold up for an entire year? McNamara was fantastic in the preseason, but can he do it when the lights come on? He has no regular-season experience. Hennessy, the team&#8217;s longest-tenured player, is their Steady Eddie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rich CiminiAug 23, 2025, 09:06 AM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-169373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-newyork","12":"tag-newyorkcity","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115078630197190711","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}