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<\/a>The Jets QB room is as deep as it’s ever been, thanks to the additions of Sam Darnold and Teddy Bridgewater.<\/p><\/div>\n
Cornerback:\u00a0<\/strong>Could it be that an off-season of worrying about the cornerbacks was all for nothing?\u00a0 Thought to be one of the weakest groups on the roster outside of Trumaine Johnson, others have stepped up since camp kicked off.\u00a0 Morris Claiborne has been healthy and played well from start.\u00a0 Rookie cornerback Parry Nickerson has been one of the most impressive players in camp along with second-year cornerback Derrick Jones.\u00a0 Buster Skrine is expected to start in the slot, and despite poor play in the past, did have his best season as a Jet last year.\u00a0 Xavier Coleman stuck last year and has had a decent camp this season, and the ultra talented Rashard Robinson has done some good things of late, but is still a work in progress.<\/p>\n Running back: <\/strong>No\u00a0gamebreaker in the group, but Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell and a mix of what will likely be Eli McGuire and Trenton Cannon is plenty to go to battle with.\u00a0 The most interesting back in the group is Crowell.\u00a0 Despite playing with arguably the worst quarterback in the NFL last season in Deshone Kizer, he still managed to average 4.1 YPC, and that was after averaging 4.8 YPC in 2017.\u00a0 Better QB play, better receivers from top to bottom, and Crowell might see a bit more running room in 2018.<\/p>\n Wide Receiver:\u00a0<\/strong>First and foremost, Jermaien Kearse hasn’t gotten nearly enough credit for how good he’s looked in training camp thus far.\u00a0 As a guy who just shows up, does his job well and does it quietly, you forget about him at times.\u00a0 Then every time you do see him, he’s making an outstanding catch over a defender or shaking a cornerback on a post route.\u00a0 Kearse, combined with Robby Anderson, Quincy Enunwa and Terrelle Pryor is an impressive group by itself.\u00a0 Add in some of the younger bodies in camp such as Chad Hansen, Charles Johnson and ArDarius Stewart, and whoever is under center for the Jets should have no shortage of targets to pick from.<\/p>\n Tight End:\u00a0<\/strong>Let’s be fair an acknowledge the fact that this group is almost completely unproven in actual NFL games, but it would be wilful neglect to ignore what has probably been the best positional battle in camp thus far.\u00a0 The veteran in the group, Clive Walford was largely invisible through camp’s first few days as Chris Herndon and Neal Sterling made one dazzling play after another.\u00a0 Now, having settled in, Walford’s number is being called regularly and he has looked very impressive.<\/p>\n Inside Linebacker:\u00a0<\/strong>As of right now, Avery Williamson and Darron Lee are the team’s starters.\u00a0 Lee, a former first-round draft choice, has got to start making impact plays.\u00a0 Should Lee struggle as he has in the past, free agent addition Kevin Pierre-Louis may be an upgrade. Neville Hewitt is an unheralded player, but he’s a tweener who could find a way to make this roster.\u00a0 As a former college safety, Hewitt has some good cover skills and he has impressed in diagnosing plays and getting in the backfield from time to time during camp.\u00a0\u00a0Veteran Kevin Minter is also in the mix.<\/p>\n Safety:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Having a first and second round draft choice at the safety position is going to give you a pretty good shot at a deep group, and that’s just what the Jets have.\u00a0 Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye will start, but those behind them on the depth chart have shown they can play either in camp, or in live games.\u00a0 JJ Wilcox is an experienced starter who should be the third safety even after Rontez Miles returns<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Doug Middleton has looked very good when spelling Maye up to this point.\u00a0 Throw Terrence Brooks in the mix, and you’ve got a nice group.<\/p>\n As mentioned above, every team has issues to contend with.\u00a0 For the Jets, right now, it’s primarily along the offensive line and at the rush linebacker positions.\u00a0 The starting five up front should be “good enough”, but there are no dominant blockers in the group and there are questions about James Carpenter’s ability to adjust to their new scheme.<\/p>\n