Jets Midseason Report Card: Offense

The Jets are unfortunately 1-7. Despite the bad record, the team is littered with positives. Now that we’re at the midpoint of the season, it’s time to check some of their work and give out some grades. My next two articles here on LWOS will be Jets report cards. This one will be for the Jets offense.

*All statistics will be taken from Pro Football Focus (PFF) unless stated otherwise*

Jets’ Report Card: Offense

Quarterback: C-

The story of this whole season for the New York Jets has been the quarterback room. Justin Fields is the starter, but has already been both benched and publicly berated by the owner. On the flipside, he has led them to both their only win and their closest loss of the season. Of quarterbacks to take at least 169 drop backs, Fields ranks 27th in passing yards (1,089), 28th in passing touchdowns (5), and 30th in interceptions (0). Despite not throwing any interceptions, this is a very bad season thus far for the QB1. The reason this isn’t a D or an F, other than the zero interceptions, is because he has shown great rushing upside. Fields leads quarterbacks in rushing yards with 288, with 3 touchdowns to boot. Tyrod Taylor has not been much better in his limited action. He currently has 379 passing yards, 3 passing touchdowns, and 3 interceptions (including a pick six) on 69 pass attempts. The quarterback position will be an interesting one to follow for the rest of the season if the Jets offense can find a rhythm.

Runningback: B

Coming into the 2025 season, the rushing attack was projected to be the main focus of the Jets offense. So far, Breece Hall has answered the call. Hall is currently 6th in rushing yards (581) and tied for 25th in rushing touchdowns (2) on 117 attempts. Had the Jets not been in many negative game scripts this season, Hall would have probably seen more attempts. Hall had a breakout game in Week 8, registering 147 total yards and 3 total touchdowns. The other running backs coming into this season were Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Allen unfortunately suffered an injury in Week 4, but Davis has been good in his absence. He has factored in more as a receiver, registering 111 receiving yards from Week 4 on. He is also New York’s most trusted pass-blocking back. Overall, this position group has flashed, but the game scripts have taken away a lot of potential production. If Breece Hall gets moved, that takes away a lot from this room. Luckily for the Jets, those rumors are becoming quieter by the day. Running back should be a strength for this team for the rest of the season.

Wide Receiver: C+

The expectations for this room coming into the season were the complete opposite of the running backs. Outside of superstar WR1 Garrett Wilson, there’s not much here. Wilson is far and away the leading wide receiver for the Jets. Out of wide receivers with 19 targets, he ranks 20th in catches (36), tied for 29th in yards (395), and tied for 11th in touchdowns (4). Wilson has notably missed the Jets last two contests, only playing six games thus far. The Jets second leading wide receiver is surprisingly Tyler Johnson. He’s been the big play guy as he’s averaging 18.7 yards per catch on his 10 catches for 187 yards. Other than those two players, the Jets have gotten almost nothing going in the wide receiver room. Josh Reynolds barely produced before landing on injured reserve prior to their Week 8 contest. The rest of the room, all non-factors. Although Arian Smith has shown promise without getting the ball, looking at this graph.