While the Jets have their work cut out for them entering the offseason, there are a few positions they have locked down for next season.
The Jets are far from a finished product, but there is some hope with some parts of the roster. Safety, defensive line, inside linebackers and running back are areas where the Jets are perfectly fine at.
Here are the Jets’ least concerning positions entering this offseason.
Safety
The Jets are locked into both their starting safeties for the next couple of years, so they don’t need to address that position.
Both Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye are entering their fourth year in the league and are two years away from being free agents. Adams and Maye are one of the best safety duos in the NFL, with Adams being arguably the top safety in the league.
New York should do whatever it takes to sign Adams to an extension as soon as possible. As for Maye, he had a strong year last season, but the Jets can wait a little bit before extending him.
Defensive Line
The Jets’ defensive line might have the best depth on the entire roster and it wouldn’t make sense to add there.
New York will likely go with a front of Quinnen Williams, Steve McLendon and Henry Anderson next season. Williams will be entering his second season, while McLendon was just given a one-year extension. Anderson will be in the second year of his deal.
Behind them, they have Nathan Shepherd, Folorunso Fatukasi and Kyle Phillips, who all outperformed expectations in 2019.
Inside Linebackers
The Jets encountered a lot of injuries to their inside linebackers, but they should be fine for next season along with the rest of their depth.
C.J. Mosley will be back next season after being out for the majority of the season with a groin injury. Neville Hewitt proved to be an every down linebacker as well. They’ll also have Blake Cashman as he enters his second season and James Burgess is a restricted free agent who they can bring back.
The only linebacker that may not return is Avery Williamson, but the Jets should be strong at that position as long as the injury bug doesn’t return.
Running Back
As long as the Jets don’t trade Le’Veon Bell in the offseason, they won’t be in the market for a starting running back.
Bell had a down season in his first year with Gang Green, but the front office seems confident that he can bounce back. Joe Douglas has said he will listen to offers on Bell if a team calls, but the chances a team takes his contract are slim.
It’s unknown if the Jets will bring back Bilal Powell and Ty Montgomery, but their No. 1 back will be Bell unless a trade does happen.
