Glenn Naughton

As we say every year because sometimes you’ll see players back out and sign elsewhere, here is the current list of players who have reportedly come to terms with the Jets as undrafted free agents.  Some, as you’ll see, have been confirmed by the players themselves. TE Kenny Yeboah, Mississippi: Yeboah tweeted out the news… Read more

After going all defense for his last six draft picks, Jets GM Joe Douglas went out and added some offense early in the undrafted free agent process, grabbing Mississippi tight end Kenny Yeboah. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1351171779344146438 A big play threat at tight end who can line up in-line or as a receiver, Yeboah had some monster performances… Read more

It feels like years ago that the Jets placed a heavy emphasis on offense in this years draft class after closing things out with six consecutive picks on defense after opening things with four offensive players.  The final piece being Arkansas defensive tackle Jonathan Marshall. Marshall is an athletic freak as evidenced by the fact… Read more

With the 200th overall pick in the draft, Joe Douglas and the Jets have added another defensive player in taking Kentucky cornerback Brandin Echols. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1388589536926650372 Echols played 24 games in 2 years at Kentucky, picking up 108 tackles and 1 interception… Read more

Notice a trend yet?  With their latest pick, 186 overall, the Jets went defense again in choosing Florida State University safety Hamsah Nasirildeen whom the Jets listed as a linebacker, as was the case with Jamien Sherwood who the team took in the fifth round. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1388580171746250758 Prior to Nasirildeen, the Jets chose Duke cornerback Michael… Read more

After spending their first four choices on offense this year, the Jets have now selected their third straight defensive player in University of Pittsburgh cornerback Jason Pinnock. https://twitter.com/DWAZ73/status/1388574648451883012 A 6′ cornerback who had three interceptions last season, Pinnock is willing to mix it up with opposing receivers and he’ll look to compete for a starting… Read more

In a bit of deja vu, the Jets have drafted their second Michael Carter of the day, this time it was Duke cornerback Michael Carter, just a couple of picks after choosing the North Carolina running back of the same name. A college cornerback, the Jets are listing Carter as a safety after using the… Read more

Finally looking to address their defense, the Jets traded out of the bottom of the fourth round to move down and take Auburn safety Jamien Sherwood with the 146th pick. More of a downhill big hitter, the Jets may envision Sherwood as a hybrid linebacker/safety for a defense that is in dire need of help… Read more

Keeping with the theme of building around rookie quarterback Zach Wilson, the Jets picked a fourth consecutive offensive player when they grabbed University of North Carolina running back Michael Carter with the 107th pick of the draft. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1388528759473680387 Carter was one half of a dynamic duo in North Carolina where he paired with Devonte Williams… Read more

The Jets have made plenty of news in the early rounds of the NFL draft by grabbing a new (or so they hope) franchise quarterback, a starting interior offensive lineman in Alijah Vera-Tucker and a game-breaking receiver in Elijah Moore.  We know what these moves can mean on the field, but there could be quite… Read more

Having gone for quality over quantity through the NFL draft’s first 3 rounds in selecting BYU quarterback Zach Wilson, trading up for offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker before waiting patiently for Mississippi wide receiver Elijah Moore to fall to them at 34, the Jets can now look to get busy on the final day of the… Read more