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General Manager Darren Mougey isn’t going to have an easy time putting together his 53-man Jets roster. Several players have come from out of nowhere to make a valid case to hang around. The defensive line and cornerback groups will be particularly difficult to work through, but we’ll give it our best guess here. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/74696919/download.mp3 Jets Roster QB (2): Geno Smith, Cade Klubnik Klubnik has done enough to earn the backup QB job. This means there won’t be any need to use an additional roster spot on a signal-caller such as Bailey Zappe or Brady Cook. One of those two may land on the practice squad, but that’s about it. If this were a team with legitimate playoff aspirations, you make Klubnik your QB3 behind a veteran. As it stands, that’s not the case. RB (4): Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, Isaiah Davis, Kene Nwangwu Hall is nursing a groin injury but is expected to be ready for Week 1 along with Allen and the similarly banged-up Isaiah Davis. Nwangwu is a running back on paper, but a kick returner in reality. Big year for Allen who needs to prove he can stay healthy and produce at the pro level. WR (6): Garrett Wilson, AD Mitchell, Omar Cooper, Isaiah Williams, Tim Patrick, Arian Smith AD Mitchell has dealt with his share of critics since dropping three passes in his Jets debut, but we’re expecting big things from him opposite Garrett Wilson this season. Add Omar Cooper to the mix and this could be a dangerous trio. Arian Smith makes it by the skin of his teeth, with his status as a draft pick allowing him to survive the roster cutdown. Tim Patrick gets the nod as a proven vet but going with the younger option in Malik McClain, who we have going to the practice squad. TE (4): Mason Taylor, Kenyon Sadiq, Jeremy Ruckert, Jelani Woods Prior to the start of the season, we’d wondered aloud about Jelani Woods and whether or not his history with Frank Reich would give him a chance to stick. Well, it certainly didn’t hurt the situation, and Reich now has a group of tight ends with what should be one of the highest ceilings in the league. OL (9): Olu Fashanu, Dylan Parham, Josh Myers, Joe Tippmann, Armand Membou, Chukwama Okorafor, Max Mitchell, Xavier Newman, Anez Cooper. One of the better young lines in the NFL; if we see Fashanu and Membou take another step forward, the Jets offense will benefit tremendously. Also worth remembering that guard is a new position to Tippmann who we believe will have a monster year. DL (9): Harrison Phillips, T’Vondre Sweat, David Onyemata, David Bailey, Will McDonald, Jowon Briggs, Kingsley Enagbare, Joseph Ossai, Darrell Jackson. Sweat stands to be the most important acquisition on defense since Darren Mougey’s arrival if the 360-pounder can hit his ceiling. Onyemata should work well with the likes of Phillips and Briggs to help fix what ailed the Jets run defense last season. LB (5): DeMario Davis, Jamien Sherwood, Mykal Walker, Marcelino McCrary-Ball, Jaden Keller Keller is the long-shot here, but with Davis’ age and Sherwood’s struggles last season, it may make sense to keep another linebacker in the fold, and Keller has had himself a good camp. In the end, the Jets may opt to go with Kiko Mauigoa to avoid cutting a player who was just drafted last year. CB (7): Brandon Stephens, Azareye’h Thomas, D’Angelo Ponds, Nahshon Wright, Qwan’tez Stiggers, Jarvis Brownlee, Jordan Clark The Jets have had several players stand out at corner in camp, but you can’t keep ’em all. We’re going with Jordan Clark in the final spot because he’s been outstanding thus far and has some versatility. Mory Bamba could be headed to short-term IR. Tre Brown and Samuel Womack have been good enough to justify a spot somewhere in the league and at the very least should land on the Jets practice squad. S (4): Minkah Fitzpatrick, Dean Belton, Andre Cisco, Malachi Moore Fitzpatrick is expected to be the best safety on the roster. Belton has been one of the stars of camp and should be the other starter at some point this season. Cisco is looking to bounce back from getting injured last season and has played well up to this point. VJ Payne has been sidelined with an injury for most of camp, so we expect the Jets to place him on IR for the short-term. Specialists (3): Jason Sanders (PK), Austin McNamara (P), Thomas Hennessy (LS). If the Jets are smart, they’ll be turning over every stone in professional football to upgrade at kicker, but we’ll go with Sanders here for the sake of filling the spot. McNamara is one of the league’s best, and Hennessy enters his tenth season.      The post Tough Decisions Ahead for Mougey; Predicting 53-Man Jets Roster appeared first on JetNation.com - New York Jets Blog & Forum. Be sure to check out the JetNation forums for around-the-clock Jets talk. https://forums.JetNation.com

The Jets will start week two of the exhibition season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Keeping everyone healthy is priority number one. Next, focus on player evaluation; here are a few to keep in mind. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/74466384/download.mp3 QB Cade Klubnik: The Clemson rookie had a solid start in week 1 against the Bucs and will look to build on that tonight. Geno Smith is expected to start. One he steps aside, it’ll be time for Klubnik again. If he shows the same poise he did in week one and looks more accurate, it would be a nice development. RB Chip Trayanum: Breece Hall has an injured groin and will miss the rest of the preseason. That should mean Braelon Allen gets the start, but after that we should see a heavy does of Trayanum. OG Anez Cooper: Cooper played far better than anyone anticipated in week 1 of the preseason. He was the second-highest graded player per PFF and earned high praise from former NFL lineman Brian Baldinger. .@nyjets @AnezCoop played the 2nd half v @Buccaneers and did not have one poor play…Was never on the ground and consistently moved big men. @CanesFootball #takeflight #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/ceH67OM02g — Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) August 18, 2026 Edge David Bailey: The second overall pick was so impressive in joint practices during the week that the Bucs used double teams against him when the game got under way. Bailey more than held his own and showed the explosiveness that made him the second overall pick. It would be surprising if we didn’t see him get a lot more run tonight. WR Malik McClain: We saw McClain make a great heads up play on special teams in week 1 when he downed a punt inside the 1-yard-line on a full sprint. Look for McClain to see some more targets tonight. NT T’Vondre Sweat: No official word on whether or not Sweat will play tonight as he just started practicing this week due to injury, but it would be nice to see the 360 pounder in action with the starters for a little bit.The post Jets vs Steelers Preview: Players to Watch in Preseason Week 2 appeared first on JetNation.com - New York Jets Blog & Forum. Be sure to check out the JetNation forums for around-the-clock Jets talk. https://forums.JetNation.com

https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/73881118/download.mp3 The Jets and Bucs met for a second consecutive day and things weren’t quite as testy. After several fights on day one, this session saw far fewer incidents. But who stood out? – Edge rusher David Bailey was very impressive yet again, winning several battles in the trenches and coming away with a few would-be sacks. – Cade Klubnik threw a beautiful deep ball for a 50-yard touchdown to second-year receiver Arian Smith. Some say it may have been the best pass of camp for any Jets QB. – Geno Smith went 10-17 on the day in 11-on-11s and did a better job of protecting the ball than he did yesterday when he tossed three interceptions. – Aaron Glenn revealed that cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers is in concussion protocol. Stiggers passed out and temporarily lost consciousness yesterday. – The Jets secondary got carved up by Baker Mayfield who, at one point, led the Bucs on a 65-yard touchdown drive. – Wide receiver AD Mitchell stayed hot and scored a touchdown in 7-on-7s after getting open on a regular basis on day 1 but couldn’t do much as Geno Smith struggled with his accuracy. – While cornerback D’Angelo Ponds has been out and won’t be back next week, Aaron Glenn anticipates an increased workload next week. – Tight end Jeremy Ruckert had the catch of the day as he twisted and contorted to pull in an off-target throw early in the session. – The Jets will face the Bucs at MetLife Stadium this Friday night at 7pm, where we’ll see if there’s any carryover from a chippy two days of joint sessions.The post David Bailey Shines Again on day 2 of Joint Session With Bucs appeared first on JetNation.com - New York Jets Blog & Forum. Be sure to check out the JetNation forums for around-the-clock Jets talk. https://forums.JetNation.com

With rookies and veterans all checked in at 1 Jets Drive, we’re now just hours away from the New York Jets first practice of the 2026 season getting under way. JetNation will be present for every practice with wall to wall coverage for every session. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/73219233/download.mp3 As is the case with every club, every season, the Jets will have battles up and down the roster on both sides of the ball. Surprisingly, for a team that just had the second pick in the draft and isn’t expected to make much noise this season, Gang Green is set with their starters at almost every spot. Most of the battles this year will be taking place for second and third-string jobs. QB2: If the Jets decide to keep just two quarterbacks then you’d have to imagine Cade Klubnik will be given every chance to win the backup job. If they opt to keep three QB’s so there’s an experienced backup on the roster, they may give Bailey Zappe the nod early on or even look to add another QB via trade or free agency. WR2: We like AD Mitchell’s chances to win the job opposite Garrett Wilson with Omar Cooper Jr. Getting plenty of run as well. If Tim Patrick stays healthy he could be WR4 with Isaiah Williams and Arian Smith rounding out the group. ILB3/4: DeMario Davis and Jamien Sherwood should win the starting jobs but based on how Mykal Walker played at the end of last season, he may beat out incumbent Marcelino McCrary-Ball. Kiko Mauigoa, one of Darren Mougey’s draft picks last year, should be safe. Safety: This is one of the more interesting groups on the roster due to the presence of Minkah Fitzpatrick whose role is still unknown. If he’s going to be used as a chess piece who goes between true safety, slot and in the box, it could impact who is on the field with him at the same time. Malachi Moore was decent as a rookie last season and could win a starting job but don’t rule out Dean Belton who could be a sneaky good signing. You could even make a case for seeing Andre Cisco winning a job. Lots of questions, not many answers…yet. CB2: His hefty contract all but guarantees Brandon Stephens a serious edge to win the team’s CB1 job while Azareye’h Thomas, Nahshon Wright and possibly D’Angelo Ponds could battle it out for the second spot. If Aaron Glenn feels Ponds is far and away the best slot on the roster it may keep him away from the boundary, leaving Thomas and Wright to battle it out. K: Jason Sanders will go head-to-head with Cade York and has to be the favorite as one of the leagues best kickers just a couple of years ago with Miami. LS: Incumbent Thomas Hennessy should be the favorite to beat out undrafted free agent Garrison Grimes. Unless of course Grimes was hand picked by special teams coach Chris Banjo.The post Jets Camp Kicking off; Taking a Look at Positional Battles appeared first on JetNation.com - New York Jets Blog & Forum. Be sure to check out the JetNation forums for around-the-clock Jets talk. https://forums.JetNation.com