New York Jets Roster & Depth Chart

Position	Headshot	1	2	3	4	5	7
QB		Mike White🩹	Zach Wilson	Joe Flacco	Chris Streveler📛
RB1		Zonovan Knight	James Robinson	Breece Hall❌
RB2		Michael Carter	Ty Johnson	Braxton Berrios
WR (Z)		Corey Davis🩹	Denzel Mims	Garrett Wilson	Irvin Charles📛
WR (X)		Elijah Moore	Garrett Wilson	Jeff Smith	Diontae Spencer📛
SWR		Garrett Wilson	Braxton Berrios	Elijah Moore	Jeff Smith
TE/FB		Tyler Conklin	C.J. Uzomah	Jeremy Ruckert	Kenny Yeboah	Nick Bawden❌
LT		Duane Brown	George Fant	Mike Remmers	Adam Pankey📛	Cedric Ogbuehi❌
LG		Laken Tomlinson	Dan Feeney	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	Mike Remmers	Sam Schlueter📛
C		Connor McGovern	Dan Feeney	Nate Herbig
RG		Nate Herbig	Dan Feeney	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	Mike Remmers	Chris Glaser📛	Alijah Vera-Tucker❌
RT		George Fant	Mike Remmers	Mike Remmers	Eric Smith📛	Max Mitchell❌	Mekhi Becton❌
LE		John Franklin-Myers	Bryce Huff	Jermaine Johnson	Bradlee Anae📛
DT (3T)		Quinnen Williams🩹	John Franklin-Myers	Sheldon Rankins	Micheal Clemons	Vinny Curry
DT (2iT)		Sheldon Rankins	Nathan Shepherd	Solomon Thomas	Tanzel Smart📛	Marquiss Spencer📛
RE		Carl Lawson	Vinny Curry	Micheal Clemons
MIKE		C.J. Mosley	Jamien Sherwood	Quincy Williams
SAM		Quincy Williams	Jamien Sherwood	Kwon Alexander
WILL		Kwon Alexander	Hamsah Nasirildeen📛	Chazz Surratt📛	Kai Nacua📛	Marcell Harris❌
LCB		Sauce Gardner	Brandin Echols🩹	Bryce Hall	Justin Hardee	Jimmy Moreland📛
RCB		D.J. Reed	Brandin Echols🩹	Bryce Hall	Justin Hardee	Craig James📛
SCB		Michael Carter II	D.J. Reed	Brandin Echols	Lamarcus Joyner🩹	Craig James📛
FS		Lamarcus Joyner🩹	Ashtyn Davis	Tony Adams	Michael Carter II
SS		Jordan Whitehead	Tony Adams	Jared Mayden📛
K		Greg Zuerlein	Braden Mann
P		Braden Mann	Greg Zuerlein
LS		Thomas Hennessy
ST		Justin Hardee	Ashtyn Davis	Jeff Smith	Brandin Echols
KR		Braxton Berrios	Ty Johnson	Zonovan Knight
PR		Braxton Berrios	Elijah Moore	Garrett Wilson

• 🩹Denotes an injured player on active roster
• ❌Denotes a reserve player (IR, NFI, PUP)
• 📛Denotes a practice squad player

The New York Jets depth chart is a constant piece of clay to mold and one that instantly improves with the additions of rookies Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson.

General manager Joe Douglas is still adding to the incredibly bare roster he was handed while doing so through both the NFL draft and open market. Now that the offseason is here, the organization’s depth chart will enter a constant state of flux en route to improving both star power and depth.

At quarterback, there’s Zach Wilson. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft is the undoubted face of the franchise. At least that’s what everybody thought. Post-Week 11, it’s now Mike White, as he’ll get a chance to take QB1.

Fellow 2021 rookie class teammates Michael Carter and Elijah Moore also have prominent seats at the depth chart table.

As long as Mekhi Becton can play ball, he and Alijah Vera-Tucker make for a young nucleus on the right side of the offensive line. (And yes, on the first day of training camp, head coach Robert Saleh did announce that Becton will play right tackle.) Pair that with George Fant and newcomer Laken Tomlinson, and suddenly, New York’s offensive line looks more than solid.

The team’s two new free-agent acquisitions at tight end, C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin, should also help Wilson and company immediately.

Defensively, the Jets have a few pieces—namely Bryce Hall, Quinnen Williams, John Franklin-Myers, Carl Lawson and C.J. Mosley—but a lot of work remains, even after the additions of D.J. Reed and Jordan Whitehead.

Keep track of the New York Jets depth chart all offseason, at Jets X-Factor, as the 2022 NFL offseason progresses.

Jets trade Jacob Martin to the Denver Broncos

Although Joe Douglas did not acquire talent prior to the Nov. 1, 2022, NFL trade deadline, he did make a move.

New York traded Jacob Martin and a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Denver Broncos for a 2024 fourth-round selection. From a Jets perspective, the deal frees up more time for Bryce Huff, Jermaine Johnson and Micheal Clemons on the EDGE.

Denver needed a body to replace Bradley Chubb, one of the league’s best EDGE rushers who found himself dealt to the Miami Dolphins—a man who will play the Jets twice a season moving forward.

Jets place Breece Hall and Alijah Vera-Tucker on IR

In a crushing blow, the Jets’ victory in Denver came at a massive cost. Rookie running back Breece Hall tore his ACL, sending him to season-ending IR.

Even worse was the Alijah Vera-Tucker loss, as the heart and soul of the team tore his triceps, which also ends his season prematurely.

Jets activate Vinny Curry from IR, cut Lawrence Cager

Prior to their Week 6 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, the New York Jets activated defensive end Vinny Curry from injured reserve. To make room for him on the 53-man roster, they cut tight end Lawrence Cager.

Alijah Vera-Tucker plays everywhere

Discussing the New York Jets depth chart without mentioning Alijah Vera-Tucker would be one of the most irresponsible football moves of today. Some may say that he’s the modern-day offensive Joe Klecko.

After playing left guard all of 2021, AVT played left tackle in a pinch in the Jets’ Week 4 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, only to then shift to right tackle in Week 5’s divisional blowout win over the Miami Dolphins.

The only position left on his to-do list—in order to get all five offensive line positions on the back of his football card—is center.

NY Jets cut roster to 53 players

Joe Douglas and the New York Jets had a tough chore ahead of them in late August 2022, which is a great sign of things to come.

For the first time in a long time, the Jets were forced to cut a lot of talent. Names such as Bradlee Anae and Will Parks could not hang on, as the team officially cut to 53 players prior to the Aug. 30, 2022, deadline.

The New York Jets roster and depth chart is about one thing at the moment: youth.

New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas ensured that he signed a six-year deal to become the personnel boss in Florham Park—for a very good reason. The quick fix simply does not cut it anymore.

When Rex Ryan assumed control of the Eric Mangini-Mike Tannenbaum roster in 2009, the Jets did damage in January to make back-to-back AFC championship games. Unfortunately, the Ryan-Tannenbaum partnership didn’t add onto one of the best rosters in the NFL, and the Ryan-John Idzik front office regressed it to the point of no return.

Aside from a mirage that was Mike Maccagnan’s “aggressive rebuild” in 2015, the Jets have needed a massive overhaul for the better part of the last decade.

Douglas and company are looking for long-lasting success, not a quality year here or there. It’s why the lumps will have to be taken now while the youngsters develop.