It has been a long time since the Super Bowl, and remembering exactly how things left off last year can be a challenge. So, I’ll be writing up a fantasy preview for each NFL team to give us a quick refresher on what happened last year, and what changes took place in the offseason. All fantasy stats will be in ESPN scoring format unless otherwise noted.
If I missed any change or left out any big notes, throw them down in the comments for me!
What Did They Do Last Year
The New Jersey Jets went 2-14, finally rid themselves of Adam Gase, and did just enough to fornicate themselves out of the No. 1 overall pick.
New Jersey hopes they can turn it around with newly minted head coach Robert Saleh, of San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator fame. (David Dorey has a nice writeup on TheHuddle.com on the coaching changes here.)
While Saleh has no head coaching experience at any level, he’s already making moves like a seasoned veteran, tapping his former co-worker Mike LaFleur (not Matt LaFleur) as his offensive coordinator, and Jeff Ulbrich as the defensive coordinator.
Maybe they’ll completely turn it around in that front office this year.
Quarterback
| OVR Rank | Player | G | COMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ATT | YDS | TD | FFP | FFP/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Sam Darnold | 12 | 217 | 364 | 2,208 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 217 | 2 | 132 | 11 |
| 41 | Joe Flacco | 5 | 74 | 134 | 864 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 54.8 | 11 |
At the 1.02, the Jets drafted small school, one-year-wonder Zach Wilson out of BYU. He’ll be under center behind an offensive line which last year, Pro Football Focus ranked as 29th best. Maybe they’ll completely turn it around in that quarterback room this year. Maybe.
Wide Receivers
| PPR Rank | STD Rank | Player | G | TGT | REC | YDS | TD | STD PTS | STD PTS/G | PPR PTS | PPR PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 39 | Jamison Crowder | 12 | 89 | 59 | 699 | 6 | 107.3 | 8.9 | 166.3 | 13.86 |
| 77 | 70 | Breshad Perriman | 12 | 59 | 30 | 505 | 3 | 69.1 | 5.8 | 99.1 | 8.26 |
| 80 | 81 | Braxton Berrios | 13 | 55 | 37 | 394 | 3 | 60.3 | 4.6 | 97.3 | 7.48 |
| 108 | 109 | Denzel Mims | 9 | 45 | 23 | 357 | 0 | 35.7 | 4 | 58.7 | 6.52 |
| 134 | 147 | Jeff Smith | 8 | 37 | 17 | 167 | 0 | 16.7 | 2.1 | 33.7 | 4.21 |
| 148 | 157 | Chris Hogan | 5 | 26 | 14 | 118 | 0 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 25.8 | 5.16 |
| 190 | 193 | Josh Malone | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 194 | 190 | Lawrence Cager | 2 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 2.75 |
| 207 | 204 | Jaleel Scott | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 210 | 207 | Vyncint Smith | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.15 |
Jamison Crowder has proven himself an asset as an at-least-serviceable wide receiver in the NFL. So it is no surprise that some are speculating the Jets will move on from Crowder, saving $10 million.
Former Titans first rounder Corey Davis signed with the Jets after his mini-breakout with A.J. Brown missing time in 2020. There’s some optimism around Davis after his solid 2020 season and now being the WR1 on an offense. He’s currently ranked our WR38 in .5PPR this year.
Pre-draft darling Elijah Moore ended up being forced to play in New Jersey after the Jets picked him at No. 34 overall. Moore appears to be very good.
Maybe they’ll completely turn it around this year in that receiver room this year.
Running Backs
| PPR Rank | STD Rank | Player | G | ATT | YDS | TD | TGT | REC | YDS | TD | STD PTS | STD PTS/G | PPR PTS | PPR PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 46 | Frank Gore | 15 | 187 | 653 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 89 | 0 | 84.2 | 5.6 | 100.2 | 6.68 |
| 52 | 58 | Kalen Ballage | 11 | 91 | 303 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 166 | 0 | 64.9 | 5.9 | 93.9 | 8.54 |
| 63 | 62 | Le'Veon Bell | 11 | 82 | 328 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 138 | 0 | 58.6 | 5.3 | 74.6 | 6.78 |
| 77 | 73 | La'Mical Perine | 9 | 64 | 231 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 41.4 | 4.6 | 52.4 | 5.82 |
| 86 | 83 | Josh Adams | 6 | 29 | 157 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 30.6 | 5.1 | 36.6 | 6.1 |
The Jets signed Tevin Coleman for a couple million bucks, and then they drafted another pre-draft darling in Michael Carter in the third round. I loved what I saw out of Carter in North Carolina, and I was really excited to see where he ended up. The hype is real around Carter has he’s currently our RB26.
Maybe they’ll completely turn it around in that running back room this year.
Tight End
| PPR Rank | STD Rank | Player | G | TGT | REC | YDS | TD | STD PTS | STD PTS/G | PPR PTS | PPR PTS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 34 | Chris Herndon | 13 | 46 | 31 | 287 | 3 | 42.7 | 3.3 | 73.7 | 5.67 |
| 78 | 81 | Ryan Griffin | 5 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 0 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 17.6 | 3.52 |
| 99 | 98 | Daniel Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 2.55 |
| 113 | 114 | Trevon Wesco | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.75 |
The Shanahan scheme leaves a lot of room for a tight end to make hay and I’ll be speculating on Chris Herndon at the end of drafts because of it.
Maybe they’ll turn it around in that tight end room this year.
The Schedule
The Jets are smack dab in the middle (16th easiest) of the old strength of schedule ranks by the great Warren Sharp.
Additional Notes
Maybe they’ll finally turn it around in New Jersey this year.
What Does It All Mean?!?! (AKA – Bold predictions)
The Jets are likely going to be terrible again this year. Don’t talk yourself in to drafting Jets.
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Thanks to TheHuddle.com for their great Coaching Change Tracker