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 linebacker position…
Projected depth chart
Starters: C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams
Backups: Jamien Sherwood, Chazz Surratt and Sam Eguavoen
Key additions/losses: None
Top Performers in 2023: Mosley 152 tackles, seven passes defensed. Williams 139 tackles, 10 passes defensed.
2023 ranking via PFF: Mosley 6th and Williams 10th out of 89 qualifying linebackers.
What Jets’ linebackers have going for them
The Mosley and Williams partnership is now considered among the league’s best as things really clicked for them in 2023. The 31-year-old Mosley brings experience that complements the athletic Williams well, and they made strides together last year as Williams dramatically improved his consistency.
To his credit, Robert Saleh has been saying for some time that Williams has the potential to be an All-Pro type of player and he was named First-Team All-Pro for the first time in his career at the end of last year. He had said after the 2022 season that he was growing increasingly comfortable playing alongside Mosley and delivered on that potential in the first year of a new three-year contract.
The Jets usually just have the two linebackers on the field but when they go into base packages, Sherwood has typically been the first linebacker off the bench.
Key concern for 2023: Depth
Behind Mosley and Williams, the Jets don’t have a lot of proven depth. Sherwood has started seven games in his career and would likely be the primary backup at either position and he’d be under pressure to step up if there’s an injury.
Other than Mosley, Williams and Sherwood, no other Jets linebacker played more than 14 defensive snaps last season. The most experienced linebacker on their bench is Eguavoen, but…
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Author : SNY
Publish date : 2024-06-06 13:55:56
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