The Jets would be wise to start him out as primarily as a deep threat and then gradually increase his reps as the season goes on with the hope of him starting to resemble a complete receiver by December. TOJ was as well. Due to that, we have decided to rank the current New York Jets on the roster from 50 all the way down to 1.
Along the way, we will be classifying the players into the following five categories:. Stephon Heyer, Offensive Tackle — A six year veteran with a good amount of experience. He started 16 games for the Redskins in and started 2 games last year for Oakland.
He projects as the top backup at tackle and could push for playing time if Wayne Hunter struggles in camp. Martin Tevaseu, Defensive Tackle — He has bounced between the Jets practice squad and active roster over the past couple of seasons. Last year he outplayed rookie third-round pick Kenrick Ellis and leaped him in the defensive line rotation. Kenrick Ellis, Defensive Tackle — Putting him over Tevaseu based on his potential, which he will hopefully begin to recognize this year after his first full off-season as a professional.
Josh Mauga, Linebacker — Worked himself into a good amount of playing time last season at both inside and outside linebacker, finishing with 25 tackles, 1 TFL and 1 interception. This year he projects to being more of a special teams player but could see action in certain packages due to his pass coverage ability from the linebacker position.
Patrick Turner, Wide Receiver — Saw his most extensive playing time as a professional in , finishing with 8 receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown. He also can contribute on special teams. He finished with 16 tackles, 1. Dixon can line up at both defensive end and tackle, increasing his value. In , he should remain a key part of the defensive line rotation.
However, he has been unable to stay consistently healthy throughout his four year career. In those four seasons he has racked up 72 receptions for yards and 7 touchdowns. Schilens was one of the most impressive players in the Jets off-season workouts and could carve himself out a nice sized role on offense if he keeps performing. Brown has been a very good kicker at times throughout his career but is coming off a somewhat disappointing year with the Rams. He is a career Demario Davis, Linebacker — The rookie third round linebacker is generating a ton of buzz this off-season as the steal of the Jets draft class.
Teammates and coaches have been raving about his natural leadership skills, speed and tenacity. At a minimum, Davis will play in the Jets sub-packages and be a major factor on special teams. He will also take over for Bart Scott alongside David Harris at inside linebacker, no later than the beginning of next season. Our weekly Fact or False from Chris Gross…make sure to give Chris a follow on Twitter and let him know what you think —.
The New York Jets have experienced yet another exciting offseason of player acquisitions. Beyond the Tebow trade, Tannenbaum and the Jets achieved, what could prove to be, their best draft in recent years. The Jets filled a great amount of needs on their roster this offseason, particularly at the safety position where they added four new players two rookies, two veterans to the position that was popularly considered the worst on the defense last year.
New York has also gone international with the signing of Aussie Rugby Star Hayden Smith, who is vying to make the team as a Tight End, another position in need of depth on the Jets roster.
It seems that Mike T and Co. With so many new additions to the team for the season, what can we expect from those who will wear the Green and White for the first time this year? Chaz Schilens will have the greatest impact of all newcomers at the Wide Receiver position.
Schilens has already missed 20 games due to injury in his short four-year career, and has never once recorded 30 receptions in a single season. However, Schilens showed flashes of brilliance during mini-camp after obtaining a surplus of reps due to injuries to Hill, White, and Santonio Holmes. While Schilens could certainly be a diamond in the rough for Gang Green if he can stay healthy, history does not look favorable for the four-year veteran out of San Diego State.
In terms of Jets newcomers at the wide receiver position, Hill, who will likely be starting opposite Santonio Holmes come week 1, is the most likely to have the greatest impact among the new wide outs. Jordan White is certainly another name to keep an eye on if he can come back completely healthy from a foot injury that will have him sidelined until training camp. Quinton Coples will have the largest impact of all rookies.
DeMario Davis is another candidate here, however with Coples likely to crack the starting lineup right out of the gate this year, he will ultimately have more opportunity to provide a greater impact to the team this season.
However, what has not been discussed to a great extent is the work ethic Coples has been displaying since joining the Jets. Heading into the draft, Coples unfairly saw his character and work ethic come into question, although review of his college game film proves he is anything but lazy and unmotivated.
So far, we have yet to hear these concerns about Coples. The first round selection out of North Carolina has displayed nothing but high character and a tremendous work ethic during OTAs and Mini-Camp practices, and has earned praise from the coaching staff and media alike. Coples has the ability to fill the void the Jets defense has been truly lacking since the days of John Abraham, a pass rusher that opposing offenses must game plan around.
Rex Ryan will use his vast defensive knowledge and creativity in order to ensure Coples is in every position possible to succeed. Hayden Smith will make the active roster. The idea of Hayden Smith is a very intriguing one for Gang Green. While Smith is highly unlikely to develop into the next Jimmy Graham or Antonio Gates, he could end up being a solid contributor down the road for the Jets.
Rex Ryan has already praised his tenacity and work ethic, and for good reason. Smith seems poised to learn the game of football from both an intellectual and fundamental standpoint. However, his development will likely take more than just one offseason before he can contribute, not only on the Jets, but also at the NFL level in general.
A year on the practice squad is likely the destination for Smith this year, but that may be just what he needs to build his game and become a contributor in This could easily turn if Landry stays healthy for the entire year, as New York obtained the Pro Bowl caliber player on a rather cheap one-year contract, however, like Schilens, Landry comes with serious durability concerns.
When healthy, Landry has been extremely productive, but over the past two seasons, the former first round selection out of LSU has played in just 17 total games.
Bell, on the other hand, has not missed a game in the past four seasons and has accumulated over tackles in each. While the ex-Miami Dolphin was certainly a bit more of an under-the-radar signing than Landry, his impact will likely be much greater with the Jets defense this season due to his durability and production. Of the two rookie safeties, Josh Bush will see the majority of the reps. This is a no brainer. Antonio Allen is absolutely a very young, promising prospect for the Jets.
However, like Landry and Bell, Allen fits the mold of an in the box, strong safety type player. Conversely, Bush is the only true free safety on the Jets roster and will likely see his reps increase as the season progresses, while picking up the defense a bit more each week. While Allen could certainly be used on special teams and in some sub packages, primarily as a blitzer, Bush fills a greater need for the Jets as of right now, and will likely see the majority of the reps among the two.
Tim Tebow will cause a Quarterback controversy in New York. While everyone from fans and mainstream media are drooling at the prospect of seeing Tebow come in and replace Mark Sanchez, the reality of the situation is that there will be no controversy at the Quarterback position for the Jets this season.
It is certainly easy to argue against this proclamation as Sanchez is coming off of his most criticized season as a pro, despite accounting for 32 total touchdowns in , while the Tebow magic is still fresh in the minds of everyone who witnessed arguably the most polarizing figure in all of sports defy all the odds last season in leading Denver to a playoff victory.
While Tebow will remain the number two quarterback in the event that Sanchez gets injured, he was not brought to New York to take the job from number 6.
Tebow will likely be used at quarterback in some wildcat and spread option sub packages, however he will take very little, if any, snaps at QB when the regular offense is on the field. New York has already begun to get him reps here , all of which will likely increase heading into the season.
What are those two things you ask? After coming out as a Junior from Temple, Wilkerson had a very strong rookie season Had he stayed in school an extra year, he probably would have gone much higher in the draft this year.
By all accounts, he worked out extremely hard in the offseason to improve his strength, and he appears poised for big things. In fact, he, along with Quinton Coples, are going to be extremely important parts of the Jets new 46 defense.
He can line up at any spot across the defensive line and that allows the Jets to shift in and out of different looks without having to change personnel. By the end of this year, Mo is going to be one of those guys that a few smart analysts and sites like ProFootballFocus. Thats fine by me. Robert Allen Dickey — More commonly known as R.
A, Mr. Dickey has been absolutely dominating baseball lately. Chaz Schilens — An under-the-radar type signing this offseason by the Jets, Schilens was pretty impressive at Jets mini-camp.
In fact, he was so impressive that the Jets decided not to pursue Braylon Edwards any longer more on that later. Schilens has always shown flashes of his great ability, but injuries have always popped up to derail any momentum he got going.
The Jets brought in new receivers coach Sanjay Lal this year from Oakland where he happened to coach Chaz. If he can stay healthy, this will be a nice stock to own. My meeting with Manish Mehta being chronicled on Deadspin — Perhaps this is a stock that interests only me, but oh well. Heyward-Bey possesses a set of physical skills that compare favorably to many of the top wide receivers in the game.
Naturally, Al Davis didn't pass on the potential. The irony of the situation was that Davis had most likely drafted a more gifted wide receiver with Oakland's previous pick - the season before. Schilens had a very average college career at San Diego State - the school best known for producing Marshall Faulk. In his three full seasons in San Diego, he never had more than 35 receptions.
In fact, in his senior season he wasn't even close to leading his team in receptions or yards. He battled injuries and was 23 receptions behind the team leader. Going into the final three games of his senior season, San Diego State's leading receiver had yards.
Schilens had What he did in the next three games is what landed him in a Raiders uniform. In three losses , he put up yards on only 20 receptions - more than each of his previous two seasons. To most NFL scouts, those games were swallowed up by his pedestrian college career.
Luckily for Schilens and Heyward-Bey, the Raiders don't care about stats. They care about measurements and stop watches. Not so fast. Chances of this happening are bleak. The image of J.
Watt likely will remain fresh in Mark Sanchez's mind for days to come. Terrell Owens remains a man without a team, but he has spotted a good landing spot. He wouldn't mind playing in the Big Apple and took to Twitter to say so. Santonio Holmes will miss the remainder of the season after the New York Jets placed the wide receiver on injured reserve on Wednesday. How about Jason Hill, Jets fans? Antonio Cromartie labeled himself the second-best wide receiver on the New York Jets.
Rex Ryan doesn't seem to agree. Stephen Hill has been named the Week 1 starter across from Santonio Holmes.
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