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Heading into the 2024 season, the Jets have made a series of moves to improve the state of their roster and overall depth, but are they ready to compete for a playoff spot?
In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in-depth at the defensive line positions…
Projected depth chart
Starters: DEs Haason Reddick and Jermaine Johnson, DTs Quinnen Williams and Javon Kinlaw.
Backups: Micheal Clemons and Will McDonald at DE, Solomon Thomas and Leki Fotu at DT.
Key additions/losses: Acquired Reddick from the Eagles via trade, signed Fotu and Kinlaw in free agency. Bryce Huff signed for the Eagles and Quinton Jefferson signed for the Browns in free agency. John Franklin-Myers traded to Denver.
Top Performers in 2023: Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl after recording 55 tackles, 7.5 sacks and an interception, which he returned for a touchdown. Williams was also named as a Pro Bowler after racking up 62 tackles and 5.5 sacks.
2023 ranking via PFF: Williams 3rd out of 142 qualifying defensive tackles.
What Jets’ defensive linemen have going for them
The Jets’ pass rush generates plenty of pressure as Robert Saleh targets disruptive, attacking linemen for his system and operates a rotation that seeks to get multiple players involved and keep everyone fresh.
When Huff, who was one of their best players at generating constant pressure, departed in free agency, the Jets responded by acquiring Reddick, who has more sacks over the past four seasons than any other NFL player. Reddick will pair with Johnson to give the Jets a pair of pro bowlers as their starting ends.
Williams is the key to the defensive line, though, and he has been working on expanding his game ahead of the 2024 season, so we could see him playing all along the line this year. Despite seeing his sack count drop from 12 in 2022 to just 5.5 last season, Williams was still dominant and earned Pro Bowl recognition for the second year in a row.
Key concern for 2023: Run…
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Author : SNY
Publish date : 2024-06-05 14:00:11
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