The New York Jets were one of the worst teams in the league last season. That doesn’t work well with fantasy production as well. Thankfully, Joe Douglas and the new staff made improvements to the offensive side of the ball in the free agency period and the draft to make fantasy players happy. In free agency, New York added Tevin Coleman, Corey Davis, and Keelan Cole. Davis will have the biggest role of the three as the number one receiver on the squad. In the draft, the Jets selected a young trio that will be the future of the team that includes Zach Wilson, Michael Carter, and Elijah Moore.
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Quarterbacks – Zach Wilson
Sam Darnold finished as the QB30 in 12 games last year under Adam Gase. Wilson is in a much better situation coaching-wise and the weapons around him. Per FantasyPros, Wilson is currently going off the board as the QB28, which is a tad bit too low for him. He is behind the likes of Justin Fields, Deshaun Watson, and Trey Lance, all of whom may not start for their respective teams this season. Wilson has loads of upside this season in two-QB leagues as a second option but shouldn’t be touched in one-quarterback leagues other than as a bye-week fill-in.
Running Backs – Michael Carter, Tevin Coleman, La’Mical Perine, Ty Johnson
While Carter is a hot commodity in dynasty leagues, he won’t produce immediately in redraft leagues. Lafleur has a familiar face with Coleman at the helm, who was listed as the starter in the first unofficial depth chart while Carter was fourth. The rookie from North Carolina has carried the ball 17 times for 74 yards and caught two passes for eight yards in the two preseason games thus far. Carter has looked the best of the trio of backs behind Coleman, so it will be interesting to see the split between Carter and Coleman at the start of the regular season. Carter is currently going as the RB33 while Coleman is the RB55, and neither should be anything more than a low-level flex play to start the season.
Wide Receivers – Corey Davis, Jamison Crowder, Elijah Moore, Denzel Mims
New York has a loaded receiver room. During the preseason, Davis has been the favorite weapon for Wilson, and the two already seem to have a noticeable connection. At his current price of WR51, Davis is a steal in redraft leagues coming off of a season where he finished as the WR29 as the secondary option to A.J. Brown. In his new role, Davis will smash his current draft slot.
Jamison Crowder was the only reliable option offensively fantasy-wise for the Jets last season as he finished as the WR38 and averaged almost 10 PPG. With the addition of Moore, his fantasy value should dive, so it will be difficult to decide which weeks to play the aging veteran. Speaking of Moore, he’ll make the offense much better in New York, so it will be hard to keep him off the field. Lafleur likely envisions him similar to how the 49ers used Deebo Samuel, so the Jets should try anything to get the ball into his hands. Moore is currently going as the WR57 and Crowder as the WR66.
Mims turned it on later in the season when he was finally able to make his way onto the field, but with the additions of Davis and Moore, his role could take a dip this year. Some reports have even said he may struggle to make the roster, but that seems to be highly unlikely. Mims is only an option in deeper leagues.
Tight Ends – Chris Herndon
Maybe this is the year Herndon breaks out as we expected two years ago? Yeah, that’s not happening. He finished as the TE34 last year. There is no reason to draft him this season.
Defense/Special Teams
The Jets’ defense finished as the 25th-ranked in fantasy last year. With the addition of Saleh, that should improve, but not to one where you should draft to be the starting defensive unit week-in and week-out. The first few weeks have some tasty matchups against the Panthers, Patriots, and Broncos with their quarterback situations, but both Carolina and Denver’s receiving cores should beat New York’s leaky secondary for a few scores. The defense should be better, but don’t expect to start the defensive unit very often.
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