The New York Jets have completed the 2025 draft, their undrafted free agent pool is almost all complete, and the organization can now set its sights on improving the roster on the field.
As offseason workouts enter their next phase shortly, the Jets can feel confident in knowing they improved their roster over the last week courtesy of the 2025 draft. New York made seven picks, and all are expected to be on the roster at the start of the season.
Following the draft, the depth chart has begun to take shape for New York. Today, we’ll break down what each side of the ball looks like as the calendar gets closer to May.
For now, we start with the offense.
The Jets offense looks considerably different than over the last several years. They are younger and more athletic, but arguably weaker overall, depending on how you view Aaron Rodgers as the team’s starting quarterback.
Many of the team’s core remains intact, but it’s time to see how different each group looks like heading into the 2025 season:
QB: Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor
Rodgers is gone. Fields has taken his place. While Taylor remains a reliable quarterback, the Jets will go as far this season as Fields allows. If he develops, the Jets will be a lot better than people realize. If he struggles…well, there’s always the 2026 draft.
RB: Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, Isaiah Davis, Kene Nwangwu
New York has made it clear they want to run a “by-committee” approach at running back this year, so fans should see a heavy dose of Allen, Hall, and Davis on the field at separate times. This group has the potential to turn heads in a run-heavy offense.
WR: Garrett Wilson, Josh Reynolds, Malachi Corley
WR: Allen Lazard, Tyler Johnson, Arian Smith
Replace Lazard with whoever you want, the reality is that the Jets still have a clear need to find a quality second option at receiver. Wilson can only do so much. There is some potential here if the coaching staff can figure out how to use Corley or Smith in this offense moving forward.
TE: Mason Taylor, Stone Smartt, Jeremy Ruckert
The final roster spot this year could very well come down to Ruckert or backup quarterback Jordan Travis. In this exercise, the importance of having a third tight end may be too significant to pass up. Meanwhile, Taylor and Smartt are highly efficient receivers and could pose a lovely duo moving forward.
LT: Olu Fashanu, Max Mitchell
LG: John Simpson, Max Mitchell
C: Joe Tippmann, Josh Myers
RG: Alijah Vera-Tucker, Xavier Newman
RT: Armand Membou, Chukwuma Okorafor, Carter Warren
For the first time in over a decade, the Jets have an offensive line that the organization and fanbase can be excited about. The draft selection of Membou means the Jets have a substantial collection of athletic freaks across the line, and they have the potential to be an excellent group.
Oh, did we mention that there isn’t a single starter here that is over 27 years old?
There are legitimate questions to ask, particularly if Simpson can continue his strong run from last season, and if the Membou/Fashanu pairing can hit the ground running immediately, but those questions can’t be answered now.
All that can be answered at this point is that the Jets have seemingly solved their offensive line issues.
And it only took them 10 years to finally figure it out.
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