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New York Jets

The roster. The players. The latest coverage.

Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

The New York Jets play in the AFC East. This hub brings together the club’s official roster, player profiles, and related coverage.

The roster at a glance

The source lists 77 active, practice-squad, and reserve-list entries after released and transferred entries are excluded; 54 carry its ACT designation. An active-roster label is not a guarantee that a player will dress for a particular game.

Linked player names below open individual profiles. The roster was checked on September 20, 2026. It is a dated roster snapshot, not a game-day inactive report.

Were the Jets once called the Titans?

Yes. New York’s American Football League team began playing in 1960 as the Titans of New York. New owners renamed the club the Jets in 1963. The name changed before the stadium did: the first Jets season was still played at the Polo Grounds, with the move to Shea Stadium following in 1964.

Those New York Titans were not the franchise now based in Tennessee. The Tennessee Titans began as the Houston Oilers, moved to Tennessee in 1997 and adopted the Titans name in 1999. An old New York Titans result belongs in Jets history, not Tennessee’s record.

From New York stadiums to New Jersey

  • Polo Grounds, 1960–1963: the original home in Manhattan, spanning the Titans years and the first Jets season.
  • Shea Stadium, 1964–1983: the club’s main home in Queens.
  • Giants Stadium, 1984–2009 seasons: the Jets moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  • The current shared stadium, from 2010: the Jets and Giants moved into a new building in East Rutherford, initially called New Meadowlands Stadium.

MetLife opened in 2010 but received that name in 2011

New Meadowlands Stadium became MetLife Stadium in August 2011. That was a naming change, while the 2010 move from Giants Stadium involved a different building. Old references to New Meadowlands and MetLife can describe the same venue; a reference to Giants Stadium describes the previous one.

The Jets and New York Giants share MetLife, but remain separate NFL teams. The New York name does not place the stadium inside New York City: the venue is in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Check the stadium location when planning a visit rather than relying on the team name alone.

The results archive below begins in 1999, covering the later Giants Stadium seasons and the current-stadium era. It does not reach back to the Polo Grounds or Shea years.

The NYJ roster

UPDATED Updated Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT

Week 4 · All recorded roster entries appear. Select a linked name to open the player profile.

New York Jets · Season 2026
PlayerNo.PositionRoster status
Adonai Mitchell15WRActive roster
Al-Jay Henderson36RBPractice squad
Andre Cisco8DBActive roster
Andrew Beck47RBActive roster
Anez Cooper72OLReserve list (unspecified)
Arian Smith82WRReserve list (unspecified)
Armand Membou70OLActive roster
Austin McNamara14PActive roster
Azareye'h Thomas1DBActive roster
Blake Grupe39KPractice squad
Braelon Allen0RBActive roster
Braiden McGregor55LBActive roster
Brandon Stephens21DBActive roster
Brant Banks75OLPractice squad
Breece Hall20RBActive roster
Cade Klubnik10QBActive roster
Chip Trayanum40RBReserve list (unspecified)
Chukwuma Okorafor79OLActive roster
Cody Hardy88TEPractice squad
D'Angelo Ponds23DBActive roster
Dane Belton6DBActive roster
Darrell Jackson Jr.95DLActive roster
David Bailey31LBActive roster
David Onyemata93DLReserve list (unspecified)
Demario Davis56LBActive roster
Dylan Parham64OLActive roster
Francisco Mauigoa51LBActive roster
Garrett Wilson5WRActive roster
Geno Smith7QBActive roster
Harrison Phillips97DLActive roster
Isaiah Davis32RBActive roster
Isaiah Williams18WRActive roster
Isaiahh Loudermilk58DLPractice squad
Jack Heflin96DLActive roster
Jaden Keller48LBActive roster
Jamaal Pritchett81WRActive roster
Jamien Sherwood44LBActive roster
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.2DBActive roster
Jason Sanders19KActive roster
Jelani Woods86TEActive roster
Jeremy Ruckert89TEActive roster
Jimmy Morrissey65OLPractice squad
Joe Tippmann66OLActive roster
Jordan Clark33DBPractice squad
Jordan Meredith67OLActive roster
Joseph Ossai46LBActive roster
Josh Myers71OLActive roster
Jowon Briggs91DLActive roster
Kene Nwangwu3RBActive roster
Kenyon Sadiq16TEActive roster
Kingsley Enagbare52LBActive roster
Kingsley Jonathan57DLReserve list (unspecified)
Kohl Levao60OLActive roster
Malachi Moore27DBActive roster
Malik McClain84WRActive roster
Marcelino McCrary-Ball41LBReserve list (unspecified)
Mason Taylor85TEActive roster
Max Mitchell61OLActive roster
Minkah Fitzpatrick29DBActive roster
Mory Bamba38DBPractice squad
Nahshon Wright26DBActive roster
Nate Lynn92LBPractice squad
Nick Dawkins53OLPractice squad
Olumuyiwa Fashanu74OLActive roster
Omar Cooper Jr.11WRReserve list (unspecified)
Paschal Ekeji54LBPractice squad
Payton Page98DLPractice squad
Qwan'tez Stiggers37DBActive roster
Samuel Womack22DBPractice squad
Sterling Shepard87WRActive roster
T'Vondre Sweat99DLActive roster
Thomas Hennessy42LSActive roster
Tim Patrick17WRReserve list (unspecified)
Tre Brown30DBReserve list (unspecified)
Trevin Wallace49LBActive roster
Troy Reeder50LBActive roster
Tyler Baron94LBReserve list (unspecified)
Tyler Johnson83WRPractice squad
VJ Payne34DBReserve list (unspecified)
Will Levis4QBPractice squad
Will McDonald IV9LBActive roster

Roster membership reflects the dated report shown above. A generic reserve code is not relabeled injured reserve. Roster status does not establish game-day eligibility.

2026 draft selections

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New York Jets · 2026 recorded selections
OverallPlayerRoundDrafting teamPositionFinal college
2David Bailey1NYJOLBTexas Tech
16Kenyon Sadiq1NYJTEOregon
30Omar Cooper1NYJWRIndiana
50D'Angelo Ponds2NYJCBIndiana
103Darrell Jackson Jr.4NYJDTFlorida St.
110Cade Klubnik4NYJQBClemson
188Anez Cooper6NYJGMiami (FL)
228VJ Payne7NYJSKansas St.

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

Depth chart

Refreshed every 6 hours

Listed order for New York Jets, observed .

Players are shown in listed order within each formation. Multiple players can fill a position on the field; rank alone does not confirm a starter, current roster status or game-day availability.

Base 4-3 D
Special Teams

Place Kicker

  1. Jason Sanders

Punt Returner

  1. Isaiah Williams

Long Snapper

  1. Thomas Hennessy
3WR 1TE

Left Tackle

  1. Olu Fashanu
  2. Max Mitchell

Left Guard

  1. Dylan Parham
  2. Jordan Meredith
  3. Anez Cooper

Center

  1. Josh Myers
  2. Jordan Meredith

Right Guard

  1. Joe Tippmann
  2. Kohl Levao

Right Tackle

  1. Armand Membou
  2. Chukwuma Okorafor

Quarterback

  1. Geno Smith
  2. Cade Klubnik

Updated Oct 10, 2026, 3:18 pm EDT.

New York Jets at a glance

MetLife Stadium

East Rutherford, NJ · Artificial turf · Open air

Head coach: Aaron Glenn

1 season of NFL head-coaching experience · Born in Humble, Texas

Season projection

5.9–11.1

Projected record · 1.1% to win the division · 55.0% to win this week

Model estimate, not a WHYNFL prediction.

Checked Oct 10, 2026. Stadium details are withheld where our records do not match the current home venue.

Next game · Week 4
@ Chicago Bears · Soldier Field
Matchup preview

Last game L 24–31 @ DET · Lions beat Jets 31–24: Garrett Wilson has 107 receiving yards

In the hunt: 10th in the AFC if the season ended today, after Week 5. Full playoff picture

2026 schedule & results Bye: Week 13

Full schedule

Strength of schedule Played .333 (23rd hardest) · Remaining .581 (1st hardest) · Remaining by 2025 records .538 (6th hardest) All 32 schedules

WHYNFL Power Index

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:46 pm EDT
No. 16—of 32 · 2026 through Week 5 · Index 49.3

See all 32 teams and the method

Where they rank

Team stats

2026 regular season. 1st = best (most yards and points; fewest points allowed, turnovers and sacks). Ties share a rank. Each value shows its own window: points count every final, while yardage, turnovers and sacks come from box scores, which can trail by a game.

Team statistics

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 3 games counted

Passing

New York Jets · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Pass attemptsCompletionsCompletion percentageYards per pass attemptInterceptions thrownYards lost to sacksPassing yardsSacks allowedNet passing yards
1027775.57.70737839710

Rushing

New York Jets · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rush attemptsYards per rushRushing yards
853.3277

Offense

New York Jets · Offense · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Points per gameYards per gameNet total yards
21.3329.0987

Ball security

New York Jets · Ball security · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Turnovers lostFumbles lost
11

Penalties

New York Jets · Penalties · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Penalties (reported count)Penalty yards
25234

Only available categories appear. Sacks allowed are not defensive sacks. Totals are not converted to per-game rates when games played are unknown. Compare team statistics

Plays & drives across covered games

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT

Play and drive totals cover 50 completed games across 32 teams. Games counted can differ by team. Rates use summed outcomes and opportunities; no minimum attempts apply. A missing value in any counted game withholds that metric. These are dated covered-game figures, not a complete season.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 3 games counted

First downs

New York Jets · First downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
1st downs
62

Third downs

New York Jets · Third downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
3rd %MadeAtt
37.21643

Fourth downs

New York Jets · Fourth downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
4th %MadeAtt
75.034

Inside-20 drives

New York Jets · Inside-20 drives · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
TD %TDDrives
66.769

Time of possession

New York Jets · Time of possession · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Total timeTime/gameShare %
104:5634:5956.8
3 included games

First downs count the play record's total flags, including recorded penalty awards; they can differ from drive summaries. Conversion attempts use recorded converted and failed down flags, including flagged kneels. Nullified downs, punts and field goals are not inferred attempts.

Inside-20 drives have a recorded down starting closer than 20 yards from the opponent's goal line. Reaching only the 20 is excluded. Only touchdowns for the possessing team on those drives count. This definition is not an official league red-zone ranking.

Possession includes overtime. Time is minutes:seconds; per-game time is rounded to the nearest second. Possession share divides the team's recorded seconds by the full elapsed time of its counted games, including overtime. Rates use summed opportunities and zero opportunities have no percentage. Equal displayed values share a rank; rankings describe only the matching supplied teams. — = not supplied.

Compare plays & drives

Division standings

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:46 pm EDT
AFC East · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Buffalo Bills3–0–01.0001017823 2–0–01–0–00–0–00.0002–0–01.0001–0–03W3–0–0
New York Jets1–2–00.33364613 0–1–01–1–00–0–00.0001–0–01.0000–2–02L1–2–0
New England Patriots1–2–00.3333651-15 1–0–00–2–00–0–00.0001–1–00.5000–1–01L1–2–0
Miami Dolphins0–3–00.0003686-50 0–1–00–2–00–0–00.0000–2–00.0000–1–03L0–3–0

Through Week 5. Records from final scores; division order applies the NFL tiebreakers. Browse AFC East standings

Season by season since 1999

185–255 in the regular season · 6 playoff appearances

Home
105–115 .477
Road
85–142 .374
Night games
24–41 .369
One-score games
113–122 .481
Overtime
18–13 .581
December
50–71 .413
Playoffs
6–6 .500

Biggest wins

  1. W 47–3 vs LAR 2008 · Week 10 series: NYJ vs LAR
  2. W 41–0 vs IND 2002 · Wild Card series: NYJ vs IND
  3. W 38–0 @ LV 2009 · Week 7 series: NYJ vs LV

Worst losses

  1. L 3–45 @ NE 2010 · Week 13 series: NYJ vs NE
  2. L 13–54 @ NE 2021 · Week 7 series: NYJ vs NE
  3. L 0–41 @ JAX 2006 · Week 5 series: NYJ vs JAX
New York Jets season-by-season record since 1999
SeasonRecordWin %PointsDiffExpected WPostseason
2026 in progress1–2.33364–61+31.6 −0.6—
20253–14.176300–503-2033.9 −0.9—
20245–12.294338–404-666.7 −1.7—
20237–10.412268–355-875.8 +1.2—
20227–10.412296–316-207.8 −0.8—
20214–13.235310–504-1944.1 −0.1—
20202–14.125243–457-2142.9 −0.9—
20197–9.438276–359-835.6 +1.4—
20184–12.250333–441-1085.4 −1.4—
20175–11.313298–382-845.7 −0.7—
20165–11.313275–409-1344.5 +0.5—
201510–6.625387–314+739.9 +0.1—
20144–12.250283–401-1184.9 −0.9—
20138–8.500290–387-975.4 +2.6—
20126–10.375281–375-945.4 +0.6—
20118–8.500377–363+148.4 −0.4—
201011–5.688367–304+639.8 +1.2Lost Conference championship 19–24 vs PIT
20099–7.563348–236+11211.4 −2.4Lost Conference championship 17–30 vs IND
20089–7.563405–356+499.2 −0.2—
20074–12.250268–355-875.4 −1.4—
200610–6.625316–295+218.7 +1.3Lost Wild Card 16–37 vs NE
20054–12.250240–355-1154.5 −0.5—
200410–6.625333–261+7210.2 −0.2Lost Divisional round 17–20 (OT) vs PIT
20036–10.375283–299-167.5 −1.5—
20029–7.563359–336+238.6 +0.4Lost Divisional round 10–30 vs LV
200110–6.625308–295+138.4 +1.6Lost Wild Card 24–38 vs LV
20009–7.563321–32108.0 +1.0—
19998–8.500308–309-18.0 0.0—

Regular-season record and points; postseason shows how each run ended. Expected W is the win total implied by points scored and allowed (Pythagorean expectation, exponent 2.37); the small figure is actual minus expected, where +1 or more suggests close-game luck. From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999, counted by franchise (Raiders include Oakland, Chargers San Diego, Rams St. Louis). Splits cover the regular season and playoffs: night games kick off at 7 pm Eastern or later (games without a listed kickoff are left out), and one-score games are decided by 8 points or fewer.

Games, player statistics and availability

Check the dates in each section. Coverage may be incomplete.

Player statistics for roster members

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT
Player statistics
PlayerPosPass YdsPass TDRush YdsRec Yds
Geno SmithQB783436—
Breece HallRB——163102
Braelon AllenRB——6111
Kenyon SadiqTE——3143
Garrett WilsonWR———243
Adonai MitchellWR———123
Omar Cooper Jr.WR———30
Isaiah WilliamsWR——1462

Players are grouped by the separately dated roster. These figures are not team-specific statistical splits. Games played are shown only when available.

Availability reports

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:44 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-09

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 11:09 am EDT
New York Jets · LG

Anez Cooper

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 30, 2026, 9:38 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-23

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 23, 2026, 5:53 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-07

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 5:44 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-09

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 11:05 am EDT
New York Jets ·

Caullin Lacy

2026
Report date: 2026-08-28

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 28, 2026, 6:18 pm EDT
New York Jets · RB

Chip Trayanum

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 2:44 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-23

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 23, 2026, 5:40 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 9:41 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-09

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 6:11 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 8:45 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-23

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-19

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 19, 2026, 12:24 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:57 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:53 pm EDT
New York Jets · FS

VJ Payne

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 8:50 pm EDT

Practice reports, game designations, game-day status and reserve status describe different things. Missing fields do not mean cleared or active. Browse recorded reports

Transactions

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT
Reserve-list activation

Tim Patrick

Tim Patrick: Activated from injured reserve (New York Jets)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 10, 2026, 4:20 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

Link to this move
Reserve-list placement

Braiden McGregor

Braiden McGregor: Placed on injured reserve (New York Jets)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 7, 2026, 10:22 am EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

Link to this move
Practice-squad signing

Blake Grupe

Blake Grupe: Added to the practice squad (New York Jets)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 1, 2026, 6:39 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

Link to this move
Practice-squad signing

Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark: Added to the practice squad (New York Jets)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 1, 2026, 6:39 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

Link to this move
Release

Blake Grupe

Blake Grupe: No longer on the roster (release, waiver or retirement) (New York Jets)

To
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 am EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

Link to this move
Release

Jordan Clark

Jordan Clark: No longer on the roster (release, waiver or retirement) (New York Jets)

To
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 am EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 6:12 pm EDT

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@nyjets public X post · Sep 20, 2026, 9:48 am EDT

the stage is set

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SEE YOU SOON JETS NATION

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We’ve elevated K Jason Sanders and LB Troy Reeder for Sunday’s game and placed WR Omar Cooper on injured reserve 📰:

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