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The Jets did some roster shuffling on Wednesday morning. They announced that they have signed wide receiver Junior Bergen. Wide receiver DT Sheffield was waived with an injury designation in a corresponding move. Bergen was a 49ers seventh-round pick in 2025. He did not make the 53-man roster out of camp and spent time on the team’s practice squad during the regular season. Sheffield signed with the Jets after going undrafted out of Rutgers this year. He will revert to the Jets’ injured reserve list if he does not get claimed. Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams, and first-round pick Omar Cooper are at the top of the Jets’ receiver depth chart
Isaiah Williams is reportedly competing for and potentially winning the primary slot receiver role for the New York Jets over rookie Omar Cooper Jr., showing a "stellar camp." While Cooper's skillset might translate better in-game, Williams' strong performance and versatility could lead him to valuable targets as the WR3
Breece Hall's current ADP does not look inflated, but he is not a bargain
AD Mitchell and rookie Omar Cooper Jr. are hoping to be Garrett Wilson’s long-term running mates
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently penned an article about trade value for players across the NFL. He had the following estimations for Jets players. One first-round pick and more: Edge David Bailey, WR Garrett Wilson. Both players came close to the two first-round pick category for me, but Bailey’s concerns holding up against the run might give teams that want to play with light boxes and ask more out of their edge defenders on early downs some pause. Wilson is coming off an injury-impacted 2025 and hasn’t had that truly great season that would launch him into the top tier of wide receivers (although I’d chalk that up to bad quarterback play). One first-round pick: OT Olu Fashanu , OT Armand Membou , TE Kenyon Sadiq. Both Jets tackles might also be close to landing something more than a first-rounder. Membou might be the better player of the two, but Fashanu improved after an uneven rookie season and was much more consistent in Year 2. Fashanu also plays left tackle for the Jets, making him a more valuable proposition in trades. Playing in front of a more stable QB situation would make both tackles look better, but both Fashanu and Membou would be easy first-round picks again in redrafts of their respective draft classes. Missing out : RB Breece Hall , WR Omar Cooper Jr. Reports last season suggested that the Jets would have dealt Hall for a third-round pick, with the best incoming offer only landing as a fourth-round selection from the Chiefs . Cooper was a late first-round pick, and while he plays a premium position, the Indiana product will need to prove himself at the pro level to establish more confidence in that grade to other organizations. I can’t say I disagree with any of the assessments here. Wilson is the team’s one proven star. Bailey’s Draft pedigree makes him worth more than a first round pick. In fact, it’s common sense that other teams would have given up more than a first round pick a few months back in the NFL Draft to move up for him (although nobody would meet the Jets’ price). Recent first round picks who have played effective ball like Fashanu and Membou would likely bring back that first round pick, while Sadiq’s pedigree makes him worth that. What do you think of these values?
Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series is about to dive into one of the most iconic performances of the 2026 NFL draft No. 1 pick’s/new Las Vegas Raiders quarterback’s college career, as the matchup against Penn State is widely considered Fernando Mendoza’s “Heisman moment”. This was a definition of a hard-fought win for the Hoosiers. They were on the road, gave up the lead in the fourth quarter and came back to win with a 10-play, 80-yard drive where Mendoza famously hit Omar Cooper Jr. in the back of the end zone with about 30 seconds left to give Indiana a 27-24 win. This certainly wasn’t the Heisman Trophy winner’s most impressive stat line, going 19-for-30 (63.3% completions) with 218 yards, two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) and an interception. However, this was a situation where the boxscore was misleading, as he tossed a season-high five “big time throws”, according to Pro Football Focus , on top of the game-winning drive mentioned above. In full disclosure, I included clips from this game in my original Mendoza breakdown (see the related article below). To avoid repeating and duplicating information, each clip below wasn’t covered previously and the plays included in the original breakdown won’t be seen below. Unfortunately, that includes the aforementioned pass to Cooper, but a full breakdown of that play is in the related article if you’re interested. Mendoza is great at staying calm and throwing under pressure, but he can be a little too fearless and doesn’t have a good feel for when the pressure is coming in the pocket. That showed up a few times in this game, and is one of his areas of improvement heading into the NFL. With the ball on the hashmark, Penn State decides to blitz the corner on the short side of the field. That’s a typical pressure in this situation, especially in college with the wider hashmarks, and the defense tips the play call pre-snap by having the safety lineup directly over the corner/wide receiver. In other words, the warning signs were there, and the quarterback should anticipate that the blitz is coming. Since the left tackle is occupied by the defensive end and the rest of the offensive line sliding to the right, the quarterback looks left initially and is responsible for either getting the ball out of his hands quickly or getting out of the pocket if the corner comes off the edge. However, Mendoza doesn’t pick up on it and starts scanning to the other side of the field. That makes him a sitting duck, and he ends up taking a sack to set up third and goal from outside of the 10-yard-line. What’s frustrating is that this could have been a touchdown if the ball goes to the running back in the flat, since the defense was in man coverage and the linebacker had to avoid getting picked by the outside receiver (No. 7) and safety. This next clip is the opposite, sensing pressure that isn’t there, which reinforces that the No. 1 pick’s feel for pressure is off and could use some work. The Nittany Lions drop into Tampa 2 this time, and they have the frontside of the Hoosiers’ play call well covered. The receivers at the top of the screen are executing a smash concept, where the safety and cornerback can take away the corner route and short out. Also, the defense is in nickel or dime personnel, where the middle linebacker/Tampa dropper is actually a safety who can run with Cooper on the over route from the opposite slot. That takes away Mendoza’s first three reads, which seems to cause him to panic. Instead of just sitting in the pocket for another second and hitting Charlie Becker (No. 80 at the bottom of the screen) on the backside dig, he bails out of a clean pocket, running himself into a sack. The offensive line did a pretty good job of holding up against the four-man rush, so there was no reason to scramble as he had plenty of time to finish the read. The other end of the spectrum is that the Heisman Trophy winner had a bunch of really impressive throws under pressure [... truncated ...]
Heading into the 2026 season, the Jets have made a series of moves to improve their roster and overall depth, but are they ready to compete for a playoff spot? In this series, we’ll break down the depth chart for every position group. This time, we’ll go in depth at the wide receiver position … Starters: Garrett Wilson , Adonai Mitchell , Omar Cooper Jr. Backups: Isaiah Williams , Arian Smith , Tim Patrick Key additions/losses: Cooper was drafted with the 30th overall pick and Patrick was signed in free agency, while John Metchie III and Tyler Johnson departed in free agency Top performers in 2025: Wilson led the team with 395 yards and four touchdowns on 36 catches, despite only playing seven games 2025 ranking per PFF: Wilson was 36th out of 91 qualifying wide receivers in overall grade With three consecutive thousand-yard seasons to start his career, Wilson has already established himself as a top wide receiver and was deservedly rewarded with a big money deal ahead of last season. However, after a strong start saw him rack up 384 receiving yards in the first five games, Wilson only made two more appearances, leaving with a knee injury in both before being shut down for the rest of the year. The Jets will hope Wilson bounces back in 2026, and they’ve strengthened the personnel around him by bringing in Geno Smith at quarterback and two first-round pass-catchers, including tight end Kenyon Sadiq . Cooper was the other first-round pass-catcher and could start along with Wilson. The pair will have good interchangeability in terms of their ability to produce outside or in the slot. Mitchell was added at the deadline last season and showed some flashes of his potential as the Jets’ top passing game option down the stretch. In addition, Patrick was added recently, giving New York some much needed size and an experienced veteran, which was also something they lacked. Beyond the first four options, the Jets don’t have a lot of experience at wideout, so they could be at a disadvantage if there are a series of injuries. Smith and Williams are core special-teamers, but Smith had a disappointing rookie season while Williams worked his way into the rotation and ended up being voted as the team’s 2025 MVP. Longshot options to unseat either of these players include undrafted rookie Caullin Lacy and last year’s preseason standout Jamaal Pritchett . Arguably, the rotation doesn’t necessarily need to run five or six-deep because New York has tight ends and running backs who are capable of lining up in the slot -- and probably won’t have more than three receivers on the field very often anyway. Mitchell’s history is well-documented. He’s a tantalizing talent who has never reached his full potential, something which is in large part attributed to his struggles with diabetes. Apparently, when he is struggling with the symptoms, it can affect his focus, stamina, and effort level. As he was trying to move up the depth chart in Indianapolis and earn a chance to prove himself, it’s not hard to imagine how frustrating this has been for him. If the Jets can get the condition under control, the upside is practically limitless. In fact, his former wide receiver coach Reggie Wayne once called Mitchell the most talented receiver he’s ever seen. However, it’s clearly not as simple as keeping an eye on his levels, because the Colts knew all about his condition and still struggled to get the best out of him. Last season was Mitchell’s first chance at an extended run of playing time after he was traded to the Jets, and he was productive despite New York's passing game struggles, but did have some lapses. If the lightbulb can come on and Mitchell can prove he deserves to start and be a significant part of the gameplan, it will take the pressure off Cooper to deliver before he’s ready and could open up the passing game to a level not seen in recent seasons. Wilson will obviously be the number one option, but there should be a good battle between M [... truncated ...]
A meaningless game at the end of the regular season appears to have acted as a showcase spot for a now second-year receiver. The Bills claimed Quentin Skinner off waivers, the team announced, after the Jets released the 2025 undrafted pass catcher from Kansas. The Bills released receiver Deven Thompkins in a corresponding move. Skinner, 24, was a three-year starter for Kansas after walking on and put up decent numbers for the Jayhawks, posting 1,584 yards and 11 touchdowns over three seasons. He also led the Big 12 in yards per catch in 2024. He has just one official catch for 10 yards in his NFL career, a ball he caught in the last game of the season against the Bills, thrown by Brady Cook . He also caught a two-point conversion in that game. Skinner, who was released for the second time this offseason by the Jets on Monday, stands at 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds and runs a 4.52 40-yard dash. The Bills are remaking their receiver room this offseason after trading with the Bears for DJ Moore . The veteran now tops the depth chart for a position that was a weakness for Buffalo last season. Keon Coleman , who was drafted at the top of the second round in the 2024 NFL Draft, has been a disappointment to this point. It is unclear whether Coleman will even start this year, as Moore will start outside, with Khalil Shakir expected to be the slot receiver and Joshua Palmer projected to be the other outside wideout. Skinner will likely be in a fight just to make the Bills roster. The Jets roster includes star Garrett Wilson , Adonai Mitchell and rookie newcomer Omar Cooper Jr. as targets for returning quarterback Geno Smith . The Jets also have rookie Kenyon Sadiq listed as their starting tight end on their latest projected depth chart. Josh Allen and the Bills are the favorites to win the AFC East, and the Patriots are coming off a Super Bowl appearance and are expected to be formidable again
The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt lists New York Jets wide receiver Adonai Mitchell as a breakout candidate in 2026 in his first full season with the team. Mitchell has always had significant potential as an elite athlete with the size and athleticism to burn down the field and make contested catches, which is why the Indianapolis Colts selected him with the 52nd overall pick in the second round out of the University of Texas in 2024. It never came together for Mitchell in his one-plus season in Indy, though, as he caught 32 of 71 targets for 464 yards and zero touchdowns in 25 games (eight starts). He showed more flashes of his high-end upside in half a season with the Jets in 2025 with terrible QB play, catching 24 of 58 targets for 301 yards and his first two NFL touchdowns in eight games. Mitchell will enter the 2026 campaign as a locked-in starter for the first time in his career, and he was a standout in offseason practices while showing plenty of chemistry with QB Geno Smith. Receivers Garrett Wilson and rookie Omar Cooper Jr., running back Breece Hall, and rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq will all draw attention away from Mitchell, potentially leading to a big year. Fantasy managers could do worse than using a late-round flier on Mitchell's talent late in drafts this fall. RotoBaller has Mitchell ranked as the No. 70 fantasy WR for 2026
Through the summer, we will be counting down the Jets roster player by player. We continue the series by discussing Arian Smith. Name: Arian Smith Number: 82 Year With Jets: 2nd Projected Role: Depth wide receiver and special teams coverage player His 2025: The Jets selected Smith with a high fourth round pick in the NFL Draft. I personally was shocked by the selection. There wasn’t much obvious to suggest that Smith should have been anything higher than a priority undrafted free agent. He didn’t have much production in college. He was undersized, and his game was unrefined. Other than timed straight line speed, there weren’t many obvious pluses that Smith was bringing to the table. Sometimes a team seemingly reaches but strikes gold because it knows something the general public doesn’t. If this was the case with Smith, it didn’t reveal itself in year one. The Jets had an offense with nothing proven at receiver aside from Garrett Wilson , who missed half the season with injury. The ground was fertile for a young player to step up and show he belonged. Smith managed only 7 receptions all season long for 52 yards. Perhaps most ominously, he lost playing time after the team acquired Adonai Mitchell and John Metchie near the trade deadline. It’s one thing to lose snaps to Mitchell who had flashes. But it can’t be a good sign for Smith that he rated lower than Metchie on the depth chart considering the team passed on bringing Metchie back on a cheap contract. After the addition of Omar Cooper in the NFL Draft, there doesn’t seem to be a path for Smith to see many snaps on offense. Even using his speed for manufactured touches in space is likely off the table. The Jets have Isaiah Williams for that. 2026 will be a success if: Smith develops into a special teams ace. I think you have to get past the way Arian Smith was acquired. Everything we have seen both before and since the 2025 NFL Draft suggests the Jets reached massively picking him at 110th overall. He is unlikely to ever justify that slot. Barring a string of injuries at wide receiver, he probably won’t get more than a handful of snaps on offense. Where he can help the Jets potentially is on special teams. He was by all accounts and excellent gunner on punt coverage in college. The trade of Irv Charles to the Seattle Seahawks takes Smith’s top competitor for that spot away. While Smith is unlikely to make much of an impact on offense, the Jets showed a preference last year for special teams standouts filling their last few roster spots. That could be Smith’s ticket to make a contribution. I don’t think he’s a lock to make the team by any stretch of the imagination, but at this point I would make him a slight favorite to earn that job. Odds of making the roster: More Likely Than Not (51-75%)
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Wednesday in July. Eric Allen – Jets Fans Will Have Seven Opportunities to Watch the Team at Training Camp Jack Bell – Stock Up: Jets Receiver Adonai Mitchell Is Turning Heads Jack Bell – Jets Offensive Line Still Young and Growing Jason Fitzgerald – Insurance Refunds and the Salary Cap Justin Melo – Ranking the Jets’ 5 projected wide receivers from best to worst Geoffrey A Knox – Smart veteran signings the Jets could still make before training camp Elijah Hamilton – Jets’ Offense Struggled Last Season and Omar Cooper Jr. Could Be the Biggest Fix in 2026 Elijah Hamilton – Jets Paid Breece Hall $43.5M and Now They Need Him to Build on a Breakout 2025 Season Elijah Hamilton – Mitchell Came to New York for Sauce Gardner and the Jets Need Him to Justify That Trade Jon Conahan – Jets trade pitch lands polarizing Browns QB, but it doesn’t make sense Jon Conahan – Jets named among teams that could sign former Cowboys starting quarterback Matt Sullivan – Jets’ extension for Breece Hall is already aging well with ESPN’s RB ranking Nick Faria – What to Make of Kevin O’Connell Comments About Darren Mougey’s Jets Strategy Charlie Baduini – Jets’ key to successful season lies in the hands of their young weapons Mike Luciano – Jets’ biggest roster need getting praised as a strength seems unusual Jason Buechler – The New York Jets Should Move to Long Island James Gruter – Ranking Top AFC East Tight Ends for 2026 Here are your missed connections from yesterday
Good morning Gang Green Nation! After a long offseason, training camp is in sight. We’ve entered the month of July. By the end of the month Jets players will be sweating in the midsummer heat, competing for jobs. Hopefully we’ll see some real progress as the Jets umpteenth rebuild takes shape. Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious first day in July. Randy Lange – The Jets Have Placed the Ball Back in Geno’s Hands in 2026 Seth Walder – 2026 NFL offseason grades: Draft, trades, more moves by team Geoffrey A Knox – Jets who are most likely to earn the NFL’s major 2026 honors Justin Melo – How many receiving yards will Jets WR Garrett Wilson have in 2026? Geoffrey A Knox – Ranking early QB options for the Jets in 2027 NFL Draft Geoffrey A Knox – 2027 NFL Draft: Early interior O-line targets for the Jets draft board Geoffrey A Knox – Brian Baldinger explains why D’Angelo Ponds is an excellent Jets scheme fit Justin Melo – How Jets LB Demario Davis is fighting Father Time Justin Melo – 3 backup quarterbacks the New York Jets could trade for Luke Easterling – Cade Klubnik Won’t Keep the Jets from Drafting a QB Early in 2027 Sayre Bedinger – NFL Power Rankings: Ranking the AFC East starting quarterbacks for 2026 Nick Faria – Jets’ Offseason Outlook Provides Fans with Realistic Path Forward Colby Colwell – New Jets Signing Is Already a Disappointment for New York Colby Colwell – Jets TE Mason Taylor : Breakout Potential for New York’s No. 20 Player in 2026 Barry McCockinner – Will Geno Smith Determine Darren Mougey’s Future as Jets GM? Mike Luciano – Omar Cooper Jr. hype train is roaring after latest reports from Jets practices Mike Luciano – David Bailey’s glowing OTA review suggests he will impact Jets defense on Day 1 Justin Fried – Why aren’t more Jets fans talking about David Onyemata ? Michael Zimmelman – Young Jets Wide Receiver Is Ready to Shine in 2026 Christopher Hennessy – 2 teams who make sense for Brendan Sorsby in the 2027 NFL Draft Here are your missed connections from yesterday
Up next in Silver and Black Pride’s Mendoza Mania series is the only 300-yard performance from Fernando Mendoza’s final College Football season , as the Indiana Hoosiers took down the Michigan State Spartans 38-13 in Week 8. Statistically, this was the No. 1 pick of the 2026 NFL draft’s best performance of the season, completing 24 of 28 pass attempts (85.7 percent) for 332 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. According to Pro Football Focus , one of those incompletions was due to a drop, and he tossed a couple of “big-time” throws to make the outing even more efficient and impressive. So the negative plays were few and far between in this outing, allowing us to focus on the positives in this breakdown of the new Las Vegas Raiders quarterback’s performance and to dive into how his arm strength stood out in East Lansing, Michigan. Beyond bombing the ball down the field, one way that Mendoza showed off his arm strength in this game was by putting velocity on his short to intermediate throws to beat coverage. It’s third and 12 here, and Indiana runs a variation of four verts from a two-by-two formation. The outside receivers run go routes that they can convert into curls, as Elijah Sarratt does at the bottom of the screen, and the slot receivers run seam routes. However, Michigan State plays quarters coverage, which is a good defense for the offense’s play call. The outside corners have the freedom to play in press coverage or not, since they’re essentially in man coverage, it’s just a matter of what they’re comfortable with. The two above are good examples of that, with the corner at the top playing press against Omar Cooper Jr. and staying in Cooper’s hip, while the corner at the bottom is in off coverage and stays on top of Sarratt to force the curl route. So, the defense takes away the quarterback’s two one-on-one matchups, forcing him to move onto the slots, where the coverage has a pair of high-low brackets. The two underneath defenders are responsible for covering any short routes from the slot receivers or getting a reroute and passing the wideouts off to the safeties against a deep route, which both execute well on this play. That leaves a tight window between the second and third levels of the defense for Mendoza to hit to pick up the first down. Also, the timing on the routes is thrown off because of the reroutes, meaning the ball will be a little later than normal or what would be ideal to throw into the window. As a result, it’s going to take a fastball to beat the coverage/safety and move the chains. Luckily, Mendoza rears back and throws some heat to get the ball to his man before the safety can make a play on it or jar the pass loose with a big hit. Also, the placement of this throw is perfect, away from the defender and right in the receiver’s belly so that he can brace himself for the hit and protect the ball. While this is only about a 15-yard completion, there’s plenty of arm strength involved in the throw, combined with some accuracy while dialing up the velocity. This next clip is similar to the last one, but it’s a shorter throw and the timing is perfect. The Spartans drop into Cover 3, but with a small wrinkle. They run a simulated pressure by blitzing the middle linebacker, but drop the edge defender at the top of the screen into the curl-to-flat area of the zone coverage. That changes the timing of the play for the quarterback, because a typical pass-rusher is dropping into the window he’s trying to throw into, and the passing lane shifts closer to the middle of the field with the linebacker blitzing. However, Mendoza recognizes what the defense is doing and knows that the window in the middle of the field gets even bigger when the linebacker who stays in coverage (No. 5) widens with the running back’s motion. So, Mendoza stays calm, sees Cooper win on the slant route, and throws with perfect timing by letting the ball go once Cooper passes the edge defender who dropped in coverag [... truncated ...]
Cooper was the Jets' most impressive rookie in spring practices and looks to have solidified his spot in three-receiver sets, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update
New York Jets wide receiver Adonai Mitchell put together the best stretch of his young career in the second half of the 2025 season after New York acquired him from the Indianapolis Colts. Across eight games with the Jets, Mitchell hauled in 24 catches for 301 yards and two touchdowns on 58 targets. However, Mitchell will be facing significantly increased competition for targets in 2026. Star Jets wideout Garrett Wilson will be back from the knee injury that forced him to miss 10 games in 2025. New York also added a pair of high-profile young pass catchers in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft in wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. and tight end Kenyon Sadiq. The Jets should get improved quarterback play this season from veteran quarterback Geno Smith, but the team's overall offensive ecosystem remains highly questionable. In dynasty formats, managers may want to explore selling high on Mitchell ahead of potential regression in 2026
The Jets drafted tight end Mason Taylor in the second round in 2025, so some might wonder how well he took the news that they used a first-round pick on a player at the same position this year. Kenyon Sadiq’s arrival was not met with a negative response from Taylor, however. The presence of offensive coordinator Frank Reich has something to do with that. Taylor said this month that he sees “endless opportunities” to make plays in Reich’s offense because the coach “likes to use” tight ends and those opportunities will be enhanced because wide receiver Garrett Wilson is also going to be on the field. “Everyone’s going to have their role and I just think it’s going to be really exciting because we’re going to be unstoppable actually because there’s so many options and if you want to shut down the tight ends, then there’s Garrett and the receivers,” Taylor said, via the team’s website. Unstoppable is rarely a term associated with Jets offenses and quarterback Geno Smith’s recent play will make it hard for some to share Taylor’s optimism, but the addition of Sadiq and first-round wideout Omar Cooper to Taylor, Wilson and running back Breece Hall gives the Jets a more complete set of weapons than they had to work with last season
The Jets drafted tight end Mason Taylor in the second round in 2025, so some might wonder how well he took the news that they used a first-round pick on a player at the same position this year. Kenyon Sadiq's arrival was not met with a negative response from Taylor, however. The presence of offensive coordinator Frank Reich has something to do with that. Taylor said this month that he sees "endless opportunities" to make plays in Reich's offense because the coach "likes to use" tight ends and those opportunities will be enhanced because wide receiver Garrett Wilson is also going to be on the field. "Everyone's going to have their role and I just think it's going to be really exciting because we’re going to be unstoppable actually because there's so many options and if you want to shut down the tight ends, then there's Garrett and the receivers," Taylor said, via the team's website. Unstoppable is rarely a term associated with Jets offenses and quarterback Geno Smith 's recent play will make it hard for some to share Taylor's optimism, but the addition of Sadiq and first-round wideout Omar Cooper to Taylor, Wilson and running back Breece Hall gives the Jets a more complete set of weapons than they had to work with last season
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