Team enters most important offseason in a while

With the likely cap space the Jets will create, they figure to be aggressive again in free agency and wide receiver and offensive tackle should be the positions the Jets hit the most in their shopping.

When it comes to the wide receivers, some of the top options include Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman Jr. and Mike Evans. Higgins and Pittman are prime franchise tag candidates. Evans could get to the market and if he does, the Jets should be looking to throw money at him. Evans has yet to have a season with less than 1,000 yards. That streak should continue with the Jets as he would have Aaron Rodgers throwing him the football and Garrett Wilson on the other side to take pressure away from Evans.

Another possible option would be Calvin Ridley. The Jaguars receiver came back after missing the last two seasons due to his gambling suspension in 2022 and stepping away from football in 2021. This one is interesting because if the Jaguars choose to sign Ridley to an extension, they would send a second-round pick in this year’s draft to the Atlanta Falcons instead of a third. But if Jacksonville lets Ridley hit the open market, New York could come calling.

And while he isn’t a free agent, there will continue to be speculation that the Jets try to acquire Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams. Vegas has no plans to trade their top players but Aaron Rodgers will do his best to lure Adams in.

As far as offensive tackles go, Patriots tackle Trent Brown is a name to watch. Injuries have been aplenty of Brown over his career but he did resurrect his play in 2023 and also hit contract incentives by keeping his weight in check. Because of his injury history, his contract may not be all that expensive and whoever does sign him could include clauses similar to what he had with the Patriots. Brown could slide in at either tackle position and help give Rodgers time to find his weapons.

Brown isn’t the only Patriots tackle that could intrigue the Jets. There’s also Mike Onwenu. The nice thing about Onwenu is he has experience at multiple positions, so there’s flexibility here. He would likely be more expensive than Brown, but that shouldn’t be a factor for the Jets at this point. They need to spend, spend, spend…