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Shocking numbers highlight progress of NY Jets’ budding O-line
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Shocking numbers highlight progress of NY Jets’ budding O-line

Originally posted on Jets X-Factor  |  By Michael Nania  |  Last updated Aug 18, 2025 10:14 AM ET

I know what you’re thinking: A positive article about my favorite team’s offensive line?

It might be a shocking sight for New York Jets fans, but it’s slowly becoming a reality. For the first time in over 15 years, the Jets might have one of the best offensive lines in professional football.

Through two weeks of the preseason, the Jets have been uneven in many areas of the game. The offensive line, though, has been a constant. New York’s offensive front owned the line of scrimmage against both the Packers and Giants.

According to Pro Football Focus, the Jets’ offensive line has yielded pressure on just 15.9% of its pass-blocking snaps in the preseason. That ranks as the third-lowest rate among teams that have played two games.

  1. Rams (7.2%)
  2. Steelers (13.2%)
  3. Jets (15.9%)
  4. Buccaneers (15.9%)

That’s some pretty good company to share. New York is tied with Tampa Bay, a team that has been known for having one of the NFL’s best offensive lines in recent years. Los Angeles had one of the NFL’s elite offensive lines in 2024.

The most exciting aspect of that pressure rate? Nearly all of the pressures allowed by New York were yielded by backups.

The Jets’ five starting offensive linemen have combined to allow one pressure on 61 pass-blocking snaps.

Additionally, the Jets’ starters have yet to commit any penalties across 148 total offensive snaps.

New York’s trench success extends to the run game, too. The Jets have been extremely run-heavy with Justin Fields on the field, and despite Fields not presenting an aerial threat, the first-team offensive line has paved the road for ground success.

Across three Fields-led drives, the Jets rushed 19 times for 97 yards, a sterling average of 5.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Fields only hurled nine pass attempts. If a team averages more than five yards a pop despite running twice as often as passing, it is a sign that the offensive line is playing really well, because the defense knows what’s coming.

The film speaks for itself. Gang Green’s starters owned the line of scrimmage during their brief time on the field.

To begin their second drive, the Jets called runs on six consecutive plays and nine out of 10, and the Giants still couldn’t halt the momentum until the Jets stopped themselves with a third-and-2 incompletion.

A trio of preseason drives does not prove anything. But we have known all summer that the Jets’ offensive line has this type of potential. So far in the preseason, they have looked every bit as good as fans hope they will be.

It could be a brief preview of the dominant campaign to come.

This article first appeared on Jets X-Factor and was syndicated with permission.

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