2026 New York Jets season

2026 New York Jets season
2026 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody and Christopher Johnson
General manager	Darren Mougey
Head coach	Aaron Glenn
Home stadium	MetLife Stadium
Results
Record	0–0
Uniform
	← 2025; Jets seasons; 2027 →;

The 2026 season will be the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They will attempt to improve on their 3–14 record from 2025, make the playoffs after a 15-year absence, end their 23-year AFC East title drought, and put an end to 10 consecutive losing records. They will open their 2026 campaign on the road against their former head coach Robert Saleh, who is now the head coach of the Titans.

Offseason

Draft

2026 New York Jets draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	2	David Bailey	LB	Texas Tech
	16	Kenyon Sadiq	TE	Oregon	From Colts
	30	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	Indiana	From Broncos via Dolphins and 49ers
2	33	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers
	44	Traded to the Detroit Lions			From Cowboys
	50	D'Angelo Ponds	CB	Indiana	From Lions
3	68	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles
4	103	Darrell Jackson Jr.	DT	Florida State
	110	Cade Klubnik	QB	Clemson	From Bengals
	128	Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals			From Texans via Lions
	140	Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals			Compensatory selection
5	142	Traded to the Baltimore Ravens
5	179	Traded to the San Francisco 49ers			Compensatory selection
6	182	Traded to the Cleveland Browns
	188	Anez Cooper	G	Miami (FL)	From Browns via Seahawks
	194	Traded to the Tennessee Titans			From Ravens
	199	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks			From Lions via Browns and Bengals
	208	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders			From Bills
	211	Traded to the Minnesota Vikings			From Broncos
7	220	Traded to the Buffalo Bills
	228	VJ Payne	S	Kansas State	From Cowboys via Bills and Raiders
	238	Traded to the Miami Dolphins			From Chargers via Titans
	242	Traded to the Seattle Seahawks			From Bills via Browns

2026 New York Jets undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Mory Bamba	CB	BYU	^[1]
Kendrick Blackshire	LB	UTSA
Chase Curtis	TE	TCU
Will Ferrin	K	BYU
Garrison Grimes	LS	BYU
Xavier Hill	OL	Colorado
Caullin Lacy	WR	Louisville
Malik McClain	WR	Arizona State
DT Sheffield	WR	Rutgers
Sam Scott	RB	Wyoming
Chip Trayanum	RB	Toledo
Nathan Voorhis	DE	Ball State
Jaden Keller	LB	Virginia Tech	^[2]

Draft trades

Staff

**New York Jets staff**
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	Front office Owner/chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson Vice chairman – Christopher Johnson President – Hymie Elhai Executive vice president/COO – Brian Friedman General manager – Darren Mougey Senior director of football operations – Dan Zbojovsky Senior director of football administration – Nick Sabella Senior personnel/special projects – Jon Carr Director of player personnel – Robbie Paton Director of pro scouting – Evan Ardoin Director of college scouting – Jay Mandolesi Director, football analytics and strategy – Sean Clement Player personnel research and analytics – Brian Shields Senior football advisor – Rick Spielman Senior scout/special projects – TJ McCreight Head coaches Head coach – Aaron Glenn Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Frank Reich Pass game coordinator – Seth Ryan Quarterbacks – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Nic McKissic-Luke Wide receivers – Shawn Jefferson Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Steve Heiden Assistant offensive line – Al Netter Assistant offensive line – Brian Natkin Offensive assistant/assistant quarterbacks – Thomas Merkle Offensive assistant – Matthew Sargent Offensive assistant – Junior Taylor			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brian Duker Defensive line – Karl Dunbar Assistant defensive line – Cameron Davis Linebackers – Ben Bolling Assistant linebackers – Nathaniel Willingham Defensive backs/pass game coordinator – Chris Harris Safeties – Ryan Slowik Defensive assistant/nickels – Ronald Booker Defensive assistant – Collin Bauer Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Banjo Special teams assistant – Kevin O'Dea Support staff Game management – Jon Berger Coordinator, Coaching operations - Madilyn Johnson Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Corey Smith Assistant strength and conditioning – Brian Johnson Assistant strength and conditioning – Thomas Myslinski → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**New York Jets roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Brady Cook 10 Cade Klubnik 7 Geno Smith 11 Bailey Zappe Running backs (RB) 0 Braelon Allen 47 Andrew Beck FB 32 Isaiah Davis 20 Breece Hall 3 Kene Nwangwu 25 Sam Scott 40 Chip Trayanum Wide receivers (WR) 83 Omar Cooper Jr. 36 Caullin Lacy 84 Malik McClain 15 Adonai Mitchell 17 Tim Patrick 81 Jamaal Pritchett 30 Gee Scott Jr. 38 DT Sheffield 88 Quentin Skinner 82 Arian Smith 18 Isaiah Williams 5 Garrett Wilson Tight ends (TE) 87 Chase Curtis 89 Jeremy Ruckert 16 Kenyon Sadiq 85 Mason Taylor 86 Jelani Woods		Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Anez Cooper G 74 Olu Fashanu LT 75 Courtland Ford RT 50 Liam Fornadel G 76 Xavier Hill 77 Marquis Hayes G 60 Kohl Levao RG 70 Armand Membou RT 61 Max Mitchell LT 71 Josh Myers C 65 Xavier Newman-Johnson LG 79 Chukwuma Okorafor RT 64 Dylan Parham G 66 Joe Tippmann RG 67 Landon Young RT Defensive linemen (DL) 31 David Bailey DE 94 Tyler Baron DE 91 Jowon Briggs DT 54 Paschal Ekeji DE (Int.) 52 Kingsley Enagbare DE 96 Jack Heflin DT 78 Darrell Jackson Jr. DT 57 Kingsley Jonathan DE 9 Will McDonald IV DE 55 Braiden McGregor DE 93 David Onyemata DT 46 Joseph Ossai DE 98 Payton Page DT 97 Harrison Phillips DT 58 Mazi Smith DT 99 T'Vondre Sweat NT 95 Eric Watts DE 69 Nathan Voorhis DE		Linebackers (LB) 56 Demario Davis MLB 47 Jaden Keller MLB 51 Francisco Mauigoa OLB 41 Marcelino McCrary-Ball OLB 44 Jamien Sherwood MLB 43 Mykal Walker OLB 53 Chase Wilson OLB Defensive backs (DB) 38 Mory Bamba CB 6 Dane Belton SS 30 Tre Brown CB 2 Jarvis Brownlee Jr. CB 8 Andre Cisco FS 35 Dean Clark SS 33 Jordan Clark CB 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 25 Jarius Monroe S 27 Malachi Moore FS 34 VJ Payne FS 23 D'Angelo Ponds CB 22 Keidron Smith FS 21 Brandon Stephens CB 37 Qwan'tez Stiggers CB 23 Azareye'h Thomas CB 39 Samuel Womack CB 26 Nahshon Wright CB Special teams (ST) 49 Garrison Grimes LS 42 Thomas Hennessy LS 14 Austin McNamara P 19 Jason Sanders K 36 Cade York K		Reserve 45 Kobe King MLB (IR) 89 active (1 exempt), 1 reserve, 1 unsigned As of June 6, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Time (EDT)	Opponent	Venue	Network
1	August 14	7:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	MetLife Stadium	WCBS
2	August 21	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Acrisure Stadium	WCBS
3	August 28	7:30 p.m.	New York Giants	MetLife Stadium	WCBS

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Venue	Network
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	CBS
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	MetLife Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	Ford Field	Fox
4	October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	Fox
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns	MetLife Stadium	CBS
6	October 18	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium	CBS
7	October 25	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	MetLife Stadium	CBS
8	November 1	1:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders	MetLife Stadium	Fox
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
10	November 15	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills	MetLife Stadium	CBS
11	November 22	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	SoFi Stadium	Fox
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins	Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
13	Bye
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos	MetLife Stadium	CBS
15	December 20	4:05 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals	State Farm Stadium	Fox
16	December 27	1:00 p.m.	New England Patriots	MetLife Stadium	CBS
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	MetLife Stadium	CBS
18	January 9/10	TBD	at Buffalo Bills	Highmark Stadium	TBD

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[3]
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[3]

References

↑ Bell, Jack; Pullano, John (May 8, 2026). "Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
↑ Allen, Eric (May 11, 2026). "Jets Sign LB Jaden Keller". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
1 2 "2026 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 14, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] Bell, Jack; Pullano, John (May 8, 2026). "Jets Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

[2] Allen, Eric (May 11, 2026). "Jets Sign LB Jaden Keller". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 13, 2026.

[FlexibleScheduling-3] 1 2 "2026 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 14, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026.

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