The New York Jets entered Tuesday with plenty of decisions to make after making just four roster cuts on Monday. They have until 4 p.m. on Tuesday to trim their squad from 86 (it began with 90) down to the NFL-mandated 53 for the start of the regular season.
So comes the difficult part of building a roster with the amount of depth that the Jets showed throughout the preseason — a testament to what general manager Joe Douglas has built over the past few years.
The biggest question heading into the final day of roster cuts was what the Jets would do at the quarterback position. Florida State rookie Jordan Travis is still recovering from a gruesome leg injury suffered last year and should spend the entire 2024 season on the NFI (non-football injury/illness) list.
With veteran Tyrod Taylor as a proven backup option behind Aaron Rodgers, the futures of Andrew Peasley and Adrian Martinez are uncertain after they put forth strong preseason efforts.
Marking down with the things one rarely sees breaking out of camp is the Jets retaining three undrafted free-agent rookie defensive linemen as Eric Watts (UConn), Leonard Taylor (Miami), and Braiden McGregor (Michigan) appear to have made the Week 1 roster.
Here is the latest list of cuts as the deadline draws near.
2024 Jets roster cuts
- Shemar Bartholomew, CB
- Al Blades Jr., S
- AustinDeculus, OL
- Sam Eguavoen, LB
- Obinna Eze, OL
- Anthony Firkser, TE
- Chris Glaser, OL
- Jake Hanson, OL
- Tyler Harrell, WR
- Bruce Hector, DL
- Anthony Hines, LB
- Jalyn Holmes, DL
- Deon Jackson, RB
- Jalen Key, DB
- Zack Kuntz, TE
- Jarius Monroe, S
- Brady Latham, OL
- Kohl Levao, OL
- Adrian Martinez, QB
- Marcelino McCrary-Ball, LB
- Lance McCutcheon, WR
- Andrew Peasley, QB
- Lincoln Sefcik, TE
- Austin Seibert, K
- Kendall Sheffield, CB
- Nehemiah Shelton, CH
- Jackson Sirmon, LB
- Tanzel Smart, DL
- Brandon Smith, WR
- Tre Swilling, CB
- Jaylen Twyman, DL
- Willie Tyler III, OL
- Xazavian Valladay, RB
- Isaiah Winstead, WR
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