
The New York Jets are coming to London on October 12th, and you can be there too to cheer on the green and white!
Through our one-of-a-kind international membership programme, New York Jets Fan Club, we are delighted to be able to offer fans exclusive access to London Games tickets.
There remain two distinct membership tiers, but these have now changed based on feedback from our existing membership. Our premium ‘MVP’ tier is now £24.99 or €26.99 per year, and includes exclusive access to Jets London Game tickets that are now available on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis within the membership portal.
There are a limited number of tickets remaining across Categories 3 and 4, with fans able to secure up to four tickets per person. Simply enter the number of tickets at the desired category and they will be reserved in your name. You will receive an email with further details on claiming these tickets – emails with purchase links will be sent out in early June.
Fans will not be able to choose their exact seats, but will be able to see them before completing the payment process. Any tickets that are not claimed will be released to other fan club members in mid-June.
We are also delighted to be running a London Game ticket purchase ballot alongside this, with another limited number of tickets available to fans who enter this ballot. MVP members will get 10 entries per person, enhancing their chances of being able to purchase further tickets to the game as required.
The results of this ballot will be revealed in June, with successful entries contacted by email with a special link to purchase from Ticketmaster. If these tickets are not claimed, they will be released to a different ballot entry.
Alongside these London Game benefits, MVP members can access a 15% discount on the full-season NFL Game Pass International product through DAZN, a 25% discount on Jets merchandise and much much more!
The free ‘Rookie’ tier is still available to fans too, and members at this tier will be able to enter the purchase ballot for the chance to get London Game tickets, enjoy a 15% discount on Jets merchandise alongside access to exclusive events and giveaways!
We are planning a number of fan events and activities around the game in London, with further details being made available on our London Game landing page or via our UK and Ireland social media channels between now and October.
Make sure to check out the full range of available benefits in the portal now, or sign up on our home page to get started!
NEW YORK JETS 2025 SCHEDULE REVEALED

The New York Jets released their 2025 NFL regular season schedule on Wednesday night, revealing all 17 matchups that will come to define their fortunes and fans sleeping habits.
The Jets will celebrate their “Sweet 16” season at MetLife Stadium — their 16th year of calling the Meadowlands venue their home — and they will get the party started for first-year head coach Aaron Glenn, first-year Jets QB Justin Fields and all the new and returning members of the Green & White with a pair of games against two of the NFL’s toughest foes.
AG’s tenure as HC will begin Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and an intriguing sidebar to the Jets’ restart under AG and GM Darren Mougey will be the quarterback storyline. Justin Fields is set to step under center and then run and throw with abandon in his first start as the Jets’ QB after spending the first six games last season as the Steelers’ starter.
And who will the Pittsburgh signal-caller be? Rumors continue to swirl that Aaron Rodgers, the Jets’ QB the previous two seasons, will sign with the Black & Gold. But unless and until that happens, the Steelers QB depth chart contains veterans Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson and sixth-round rookie Will Howard, who like Fields is a product of the dynamic Ohio State program.
The following Sunday, Sept. 14, Buffalo comes calling, and that means all hands on the defensive deck to try to contain NFL MVP Josh Allen and the Bills offense, not to mention sacking the elusive quarterback several times and creating turnovers if possible. The Bills have taken over as the cream of the AFC East with double-digit wins and playoff berths in each of the past six seasons, and Glenn’s Jets certainly want to sour their longtime rivals’ start to the ’25 season.
After a two-game road trip to the state of Florida, the Jets return for three consecutive home games, the first two against two more formidable foes. First Dallas, this year’s “17th opponent” from the NFC East, comes to North Jersey, and QB Dak Prescott is expected to be fully rehabbed and leading the Cowboys into battle on Oct. 5.
The second home match in this group is in name only because the Jets will fly “across the pond” to play in their fourth London game since 2015, this time serving as the host side against Denver at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Broncos will go to London Town with an up-and-coming QB of their own, second-year man Bo Nix, who eked out the second win of his NFL starting career over the Jets by 10-9 at MetLife Stadium in Week 4 last year. Nix improved each week and ultimately guided Denver into the playoffs as the AFC’s quintessential dark horse seventh seed.
Tickets for the London Game will go on sale at a date to be confirmed, but international fans should sign up to New York Jets Fan Club, our international membership programme, to give themselves the best chance at securing their spot.
The Jets will not take their bye week or even an extra day off after London. They’ll fly home and get right into their Week 7 preparations to host Carolina at MetLife on Oct. 19. This will be only the Panthers’ fourth road game against the Jets and their first in eight years at MetLife, or since a sunny, windy affair in 2017 that the Jets lost, 35-27.
That will make it five home games in the first seven weeks of the season and then, with the Cleveland Browns visiting Nov. 9, six home games in the first nine games. The last time the Jets opened with that much home exposure in their first seven and nine games was 1964, when the Weeb Ewbank Jets were embarking on their first campaign in their new Queens, NY, digs at Shea Stadium.
The Jets’ nine-game home slate fractures into two distinct pieces. It’s never helpful to think in terms of “stronger” and “weaker” schedules, but it is true that the Jets’ first four home foes compiled a 40-28 record (.588 schedule strength) last season and three of the four reached the postseason.
If they can stand firm through those first four games, their last five — against Carolina and Cleveland, followed by Atlanta on Nov. 30, Miami on Dec. 7 and New England led by new HC Mike Vrabel on Dec. 28 — could help provide a productive closing kick, as that quintet combined for a 28-57 record (.491) and no playoff berths last season.
For fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the schedule-makers appear to have been far kinder to sleep plans in 2025, with a whopping 13 games in the 6pm window, a further game at 2:30pm in London and just two ‘prime time’ games that will kick-off past midnight: MNF week four against Miami and TNF week 11 against New England.
NEW YORK JETS TO PLAY DENVER BRONCOS IN LONDON ON OCTOBER 12

The Jets are returning to North London in 2025 and will host the Denver Broncos — in Week 6 action at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game will kick off at 14:30 BST and will mark the Jets’ third game at Tottenham’s stadium in five seasons.
After dropping one-score decisions to the Minnesota Vikings, 23-17, last October, and the Atlanta Falcons, 27-20, in 2021, the Green & White will look to secure their second win in London and first at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Jets-Broncos series has become a frequent occurrence as the two AFC clubs will clash for a sixth consecutive season and eighth time in nine years.
In two previous career meetings against the Broncos, new Jets QB Justin Fields hit on 75% of his passes for 452 yards with 5 TDs and 1 INT. Garrett Wilson, who became one of five wideouts to record 80 catches and 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons, will likely see a lot of 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II in the UK matchup.
GM Darren Mougey, who was hired by the Jets on Jan. 25, spent the previous 12 seasons with the Broncos. Starting as a scouting intern in 2012, Mougey was a personnel and scouting assistant (2013), a college and pro personnel scout (2014), an area scout (2015-19), the assistant director of college scouting (2020) and the director of player personnel (2021).
This year’s London game will be the seventh game played by the Jets outside the United States. In the regular season, the Jets are 2-2 on the international stage, both Ws as road teams: by 19-13 over the Bills in Toronto in 2009 before a 27-14 takedown of the Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in 2015.
The Jets are 18-23-1 all-time vs. the Broncos and 8-10-1 when designated the home club in the series.
As part of the NFL’s Global Markets Program, the Jets hold marketing rights in the United Kingdom. The initiative awards NFL clubs international marketing rights to build brand awareness and fan support beyond the US, through fan engagement, events and commercial opportunities.
International fans can sign up to New York Jets Fan Club, our international membership programme, to get exclusive information and access to London Game tickets once made available.
The NFL will feature a record seven international games in 2025 with three in London: two at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a third at Wembley Stadium, where the Jacksonville Jaguars will play a home game as part of a multi-year partnership. The NFL will also play regular-season games in São Paulo, Brazil at Corinthians Arena; in Dublin, Ireland at Croke Park; at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home to Real Madrid C.F., in Madrid, Spain; and in Berlin, Germany at the Olympic Stadium.
Since the NFL started playing internationally in 2005, a total of 55 international regular-season games have been staged with London (39), Toronto (6), Mexico City (5), Germany (4) and Brazil (1) all playing host to NFL teams.
EALING FIELDS COMPLETE HISTORIC THREE-PEAT TO WIN LONDON GIRLS FLAG LEAGUE

Ealing Fields High School won a historic third consecutive title, as the 2025 New York Jets NFL Girls Flag League presented by Nike concluded last week with an entertaining finals day under the sun in London.
In the third year of competition in the UK’s capital, a record 28 schools and 280+ girls took part in the league across six weeks of competition, with separate divisions in West, East and South London all battling it out.
The top 12 qualifying schools came together on Friday at Chiswick RFC, with a small round-robin pool format preceding the semi-finals and final. Ealing Fields and Turing House went unbeaten to set up the grand final, with the two-time winners proving their quality by coming out on top 34-0.
The overall quality of play was extremely high throughout the day, despite a number of teams and participants only picking up the sport for the very first time this year.
Alongside the 2025 trophy and medals, the Ealing Fields team earned invites to the New York Jets game in London later this year, and will now have a chance to represent the United Kingdom in the Continental NFL Flag Series later this year too.
The Jets reaffirmed their commitment to growing participation in NFL Flag this year, expanding the league in London and adding a new league in Ireland – the first of its kind – to ensure that more girls are taking up the sport than ever before. As Flag Football prepares for its debut at the 2028 Olympic Games, the profile continues to grow both domestically in the United States and internationally in new markets.
Keep your eyes peeled on our website later this year as plans will be set in motion for 2026 to be even bigger and better for Jets Flag Football in the UK and Ireland!
HOW TO WATCH THE 2025 NFL DRAFT

The 2025 NFL Draft will kick off this evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the annual selection of college players takes place over seven rounds and 257 selections.
The New York Jets have eight selections in the draft in total, starting with the 7th overall pick in the first round. Their previous first round selections include Olu Fashanu (2024), Will McDonald (2023), Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson (all 2022).
On Friday, rounds 2 and 3 will take place, before the draft concludes on Saturday with rounds 4-7.
You can follow all of the action from Green Bay in a number of ways.
Sky Sports will be showing the full draft on television, with day one on Sky Sports Main Event, Action and Mix, day two on Sky Sports Action and Mix, and day three on Sky Sports Action.
NFL GamePass subscribers can catch all three days of the draft through DAZN, whilst talkSPORT will be hosting a studio show during round one that will be broadcast live on talkSPORT 2 and YouTube.
We will cover every selection of the draft on our own social media channels, with further analysis in the days and weeks that follow!
LARKIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE WIN INAUGURAL JETS NFL GIRLS FLAG LEAGUE IN IRELAND

The New York Jets are thrilled to announce that Larkin Community College have been crowned as the first-ever champions of its Jets NFL Girls Flag league in Ireland. The team claimed the trophy with a 26-6 victory over St Mary’s Holy Faith Glasnevin in an exciting Championship Day held at the Sport Ireland Campus.
Launched on March 4th, the league is the first of its kind to be established in the country and aims to increase access to and participation in sports by girls across Dublin. Together, participants plan and execute winning plays, building life-long psychological skills in strategy, communication, and resilience, and playing the sport can contribute to improved mental wellbeing.
Yesterday’s Championship Day marked the conclusion of the league’s first season, during which 80 girls (aged 12-15) from eight schools across Dublin competed in five weeks of fixtures. Championship Day featured the final two rounds of action-packed league action, with teams divided into two pools. Seeds 5-8 competed in the Plate Bracket, while seeds 1-4 battled it out in the Championship Bracket.
Alongside the first-place trophy for Larkin Community College, there were also individual accolades to recognise outstanding performances throughout the league’s duration. Vanessa (Safety) from Ardscoil La Salle was awarded Defensive MVP, while Holly (Quarterback/Wide Receiver) from St. Louis High School was awarded Offensive MVP.
Away from the field, the celebratory event also featured a host of additional activities to make the day extra special for the girls, such as personalised hair braiding, a BBQ food truck, combine drills, and the creation of a Jets Player Passport.
“On behalf of the entire Jets family, we would like to extend a huge thank you and congratulations to all the girls who have competed in our first-ever Jets NFL Girls Flag league in Ireland,” said Jesse Linder, Jets Vice President of Community Relations. “To see how far their Flag Football skills have come over the past five weeks is simply incredible, and we hope this is just the start of their journey in the sport. Finally, a special congratulations to Larkin Community College on their well-deserved victory.”
The Jets NFL Girls Flag league is the latest activation by the team in the country since April 2024, when the franchise was awarded the right to expand its brand and activities in the country as part of the NFL’s ‘Global Markets Program’ (GMP). Following a hugely successful first year, the Jets are already planning their growth ambitions for the league in 2026 and beyond.
The 26-team London league is underway, pausing now for a several week break over the Easter school holidays. Check out our dedicated Girls Flag page for photos, video and standings from this year’s leagues!
NEW YORK JETS TO LAUNCH FIRST-EVER NFL GIRLS FLAG LEAGUE IN IRELAND

- The Jets welcomed 80 girls aged 12-15 from schools across Dublin to the Sport Ireland Campus for the launch of the league – the first of its kind in Ireland.
- Participants were joined at the all-day event by Jets players Quincy Williams and Isaiah Davis, members of the Irish Wolfhounds Flag Football Team and Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain.
- Fast-paced and accessible for all, flag football is one of the fastest growing sports globally with women and girls driving some of the largest growth in participation.
DUBLIN — Mar. 4, 2025 — The New York Jets are delighted to announce the launch of their new Jets NFL Girls Flag league in Dublin, Ireland ahead of International Women’s Day.
Eighty girls (aged 12-15) from eight schools across Dublin joined the team for the league’s all-day launch event at the Sport Ireland Campus. The league is the first of its kind to be established in the country and aims to increase access to and participation in sports by girls across the city.
The launch kicked off by welcoming the girls into the Jets growing international family with a panel discussion hosted by Her Sport Founder, Niamh Tallon. Featuring the colours and sounds of a game day at MetLife Stadium, the panel introduced the girls to the unique Jets fan culture before discussing the global popularity of flag football and the positive impact of taking part.
Niamh was joined on stage for the discussion by special quests: Quincy Williams (Jets Linebacker), Eli Hodges (Jets Director of Community Relations and Youth Football), Afia Law (NFL International Flag Football Development), and Megan Howe and Helen Smyth from the Irish Wolfhounds Flag Football Team.
Following the panel, Isaiah Davis (Jets Running Back) joined the girls in fun skill-based activity stations such as Quarterback net, table tennis, and digital photobooth before the girls were presented with their official Nike league kits. In the afternoon, the girls took to the field to participate in a host of NFL Flag related drills and skills before the competitive action got under way with the first round of league fixtures.
Flag football is the non-contact version of American Football and is inclusive and accessible for all. The sport will officially be included in the LA 2028 Olympic Games program, led by efforts of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) and supported by the NFL.
Starting at the launch event on Tuesday, March 4th, all 80 girls will participate across five weeks of league matches, before going head-to-head in a final Championship Event on Tuesday, April 8th. Together, the girls plan and execute winning plays, building life-long psychological skills in strategy, communication, and resilience, and playing the sport can contribute to improved mental wellbeing.
“We are delighted to be announcing the launch of our new Jets NFL Girls Flag league here in Dublin and welcoming 80 new girls into our growing family in Ireland,” said Jesse Linder, Jets Vice President of Community Relations. “Creating opportunities to grow girls’ participation in sport is a key priority for the Jets, both at home and in our international markets. NFL Flag provides the perfect platform to support this ambition, teaching skills and providing benefits both on and off the field. Spending time in Dublin this week, we can see and feel the excitement around our sport and hope the league can play a part in engaging a new generation of girls with the Jets and the NFL.”
“It was a pleasure to attend the launch of the Jets NFL Girls Flag league,” said Afia Law, NFL International Flag Football Development. “Female participation in flag football is growing around the world and initiatives such as these run by the Jets are a key component of the sports success. The passion and enthusiasm on display was infectious and I wish the girls the best of luck in the league’s inaugural year.”
“The positive impacts of female participation in sport at a young age are powerful and lasting and this is why, as Lord Mayor, I have prioritised the promotion and participation of women and girls in sport,” said Emma Blain, Lord Mayor of Dublin. “The league launched by the Jets is a fantastic moment to be part of and will provide an inclusive and safe environment for girls to enjoy sport across Dublin.”
The launch of the league represents the latest activation by the Jets in Ireland since April 2024 when the franchise was awarded the right to expand its brand and activities in the country as part of the NFL’s ‘Global Markets Program’ (GMP).
In 2024, the team enlisted Love Island star and former Irish rugby union player Greg O’Shea to announce the first-ever New York Jets live NFL Draft pick from Dublin and hosted their first-ever official Ireland watch party at Buskers on the Ball for the team’s Week 14 clash against the Miami Dolphins in December.
Irish fans can stay up-to-date on the latest news about the New York Jets and hear about their upcoming activities by visiting www.nyjetsinternational.com. Follow them on social platforms, @NYJetsinUKandIE on X and @newyorkjetsinuk on Instagram for more information.
OLIVIA PEEBLES NAMED JETS 2024 INTERNATIONAL FAN OF THE YEAR!

The New York Jets are delighted to announce that Olivia Peebles has been named the New York Jets nominee for the 2024 International NFL Fan of the Year award!
Olivia’s passion for the team and advocacy for women’s representation in the sport made her a standout candidate, and she will be attending the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin as a representative of the Jets.
At the bottom of the page, you can check out the moment that Olivia was given the news by Jets punter Thomas Morstead. She is the Jets second International Fan of the Year, following in the footsteps of Frazer Campbell in 2023.
It was an extremely strong year of applicants to the International Fan of the Year programme, and the Jets thank all fans who took the time to send off their nomination.
The International Fan of the Year title celebrates extraordinary fans globally who inspire others with their passion for the game and have been a rallying force across their family, friends and local community through fandom.
In its second year, the program has expanded beyond the U.S. to nine eligible international markets this season — with the additions of Brazil, Spain and Ireland — to honor fans from around the world who use American football as a platform for inspiration and change, showcasing their love of the game.
32 nominees, have been chosen from eight nations (up from six in the program’s inaugural year) including Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico and the U.K.
The Ultimate NFL International Fan of the Year will be named onsite at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
To help grow international fandom around the world, clubs can participate in the NFL’s Global Markets Program — an initiative that awards NFL clubs international marketing rights to build brand awareness and fandom beyond the U.S., through fan engagement, events and commercial opportunities. Currently 25 clubs participate in the program across 19 international markets, showcasing the continued appetite to reach NFL fans across the globe.
To celebrate the program’s inaugural season which garnered over 11,200 nominations, 2023 International Fans representing each of the 32 teams attended the 2024 NFL Draft — where Dallas Cowboys’ Fan of the Year Eduardo Flores was proudly crowned the 2023 Ultimate International Fan of the Year.
For more on the NFL’s International Fan of the Year, visit: nfl.com/intlfanoftheyear

JETS LEGEND CHAD PENNINGTON TO TAKE PART IN INTERNATIONAL Q&A!

The New York Jets are excited to announce that former quarterback Chad Pennington will be the featured guest for the very first New York Jets Fan Club Q&A on Wednesday, February 19th, at 7 PM GMT. Exclusive to MVP members, this special event offers fans the chance to join the call and ask questions to the green and white icon.
A first-round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, Pennington spent eight seasons with the Jets, earning a reputation for his exceptional passing accuracy. At the time of his retirement, he held the NFL record for completion percentage. Over his career, he amassed more than 17,800 passing yards and a total of 109 touchdowns.
Pennington led the Jets to the playoffs three times in his career, including to their last division title in 2002. He is also a two-time winner of the AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year award, in 2006 and 2008.
Eligible MVP fans can find the event within the rewards section of the membership portal. Redeem this event item, and you will receive an email with details on dialling into the live session. Rookie members will not be able to join the Q&A live, but will be able to watch the recording after the session, as it will be made available on the portal at a later date.
THREE POSITIONS THE JETS COULD TARGET IN THE 2025 NFL DRAFT

With the new leadership team in place for the Jets, the focus now turns to the roster construction element of the offseason.
I’m sure that Darren Mougey and Aaron Glenn are already deep into the evaluation process, pinpointing areas of the team to strengthen across free agency and the draft.
We’re going to focus today on three positions in the 2025 NFL Draft that are absolutely loaded with talent, not just at the top but throughout.
Fortunately for the Jets, those positions just so happen to coincide with some of the biggest perceived needs for the team.
Tight End
There may not be a Brock Bowers-type talent in this year’s draft, although Penn State’s Tyler Warren is challenging that theory based on his 104-reception, 1233-yard, 8-touchdown season in 2024. He’s almost certainly a top 15 talent in the draft and it’s likely he’ll be joined in the first round by Michigan’s Colston Loveland who put up a respectable 56 catches, 582 yards and 5 touchdowns despite inconsistencies at the QB position.
Warren’s in-line blocking paired with his receiving talent will likely ensure he’s the first TE off the board, but Loveland has all the potential to be a dominant receiving threat in the NFL.
Those two are the top talents in the draft, but the real depth of this TE class sits between rounds two and five. Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin Jr is smaller than the top two, but he’s coming off a 117-catch season, racking up 1555 yards and 10 touchdowns. Texas man Gunner Helm was the go-to target for Quinn Ewers and finished his college career with 12.9 yards per reception, showing his downfield potential. Miami’s Elijah Arroyo is currently enjoying a great start to Senior Bowl week in Alabama and weighed in heavier than expected, which will only increase his draft stock.
As you start to move further down the draft you get to guys like Benjamin Yurosek from Georgia who’s body of work in college won’t blow you away, but the potential to develop is astronomical. Mitchell Evans from Notre Dame, Eli Stowers from Vanderbilt, Mason Taylor from LSU and Terrance Ferguson from Oregon are all players who will likely go on day two or early on day three.
It’s not often you get a TE class as deep as the 2025 one and with Tyler Conklin and Kenny Yeboah set to hit free agency and Jeremy Ruckert entering the final year of his rookie contract, TE is a glaring need for the Jets.
Safety
It’s been a while since the Jets invested heavily in the safety position, but with defensive back Aaron Glenn at the helm that could change in 2025, and fortunately for the Jets the safety class is ripe for picking.
Look at enough draft rankings and you’ll see that Georgia man Malaki Starks is largely considered to not only be the best safety in the class, but one of the best players full stop. Starks finished his three-year Georgia career with 6 interceptions, 17 passes defensed and 44 defensive stops. With great size and instincts, he’ll be a top-15 player from this class.
If the first round is a little too rich for your taste, you’ll find plenty of talent through rounds 2-3 starting with my favourite safety prospect in the draft, Xavier Watts from Notre Dame. Watts has that canny ability to seemingly know the play before the ball is snapped, and his instincts and ball pursuit are at an elite level. Watts allowed just 1 touchdown in over 1,100 coverage snaps in college and brought down 13 interceptions in the last two years.
Further down you get prospects like Sebastian Castro from Iowa, Kevin Winston Jr from Penn State, Lathan Ransom from Ohio State, Nick Emmanwori from South Carolina and Andrew Mukuba from Texas, all of whom will likely be gone before the fourth round starts. Mukuba in particular is coming off an outstanding season where he allowed just 43.5% of passes to be completed into his coverage with 0 touchdowns allowed and 5 interceptions.
If you want a little sleeper to keep an eye on, Upton Stout from Western Kentucky is on the smaller side but happens to be one of the best tackling safeties in college football.
Defensive Tackle
The Jets have worked to find a running mate for Quinnen Williams for a while now, and the 2025 draft is possibly their best route to find a long-term solution. It’s arguably the deepest position in the draft.
Starting at the top you have Mason Graham, a player I looked at last week in my preview of the Jets #7 selection in the draft. He’s a dominant and disruptive force in the middle, capable of taking on and beating double-teams. If paired with Quinnen, it’s going to present a big headache for offensive line coaches around the NFL.
Graham is supported by a number of outstanding prospects and it wouldn’t shock me to see four defensive tackles taken in the first round. Kenneth Grant who’s a teammate of Graham at Michigan has been one of the best run defenders in college, closely followed by Ohio State’s Tyleik Williams. T.J. Sanders has the pop in his hands and the long arms to swallow up interior runners, and with plus explosion he’s a guy that defensive line coaches will love to work with.
That’s just the first round. Go further down the draft and you get guys like Walter Nolen who arguably is a first-round talent himself. Omarr Norman-Lott is a big unit who flourished after transferring to Tennessee from Arizona State. Texas man Alfred Collins doesn’t possess the pass-rush potential of some of the names on this list, but he’d come in and instantly upgrade any team’s interior run defense, something the Jets struggled with at times in 2024. Deone Walker is a giant of a man and has already turned some heads at the Senior Bowl in Alabama.
A testament to this position’s depth, all the guys mentioned so far will probably be gone by the start of the third round. Then you start looking at guys like Derrick Harmon from Oregon, JJ Pegues from Ole Miss, Simeon Barrow Jr. from Miami and you’re still only around the 4th round. In fact, I’ve seen some of those guys around the first and second round, especially Harmon who Daniel Jeremiah had as his 22nd overall prospect.
It’s a good year to need a tight end, safety and defensive tackle… and you could argue those are three of the biggest priorities for the Jets.