This offseason, I took control of the New York Jets in GM Mode on StickToTheModel with a focus on strengthening the defense, reshaping the offense, and building depth through the draft.
Here’s how the offseason played out.
The Big Picture
• Starting Cap Space: $73.9M
• Final Cap Space: $19.8M
• Players Cut: 1
• Contracts Restructured: 3
• Extensions: 1
• Trades Made: 1
• Free Agents Signed: 6
• Draft Picks: 14
• Overall Grade: A
The Jets remained aggressive throughout the offseason while still maintaining nearly $20M in cap space.
Cuts
Justin Fields
Cap Savings: +$1.0M
New York moved on from Fields to reset the quarterback room.
Restructures
Three contracts were reworked to create additional flexibility.
• Brandon Stephens (+$4.6M)
• Jamien Sherwood (+$4.4M)
• Garrett Wilson (+$4.0M)
These restructures helped open space to add multiple starters in free agency.
Extension
Joe Tippmann
The Jets extended Tippmann to keep a key piece of the offensive line in place long term.
Trades
New York made one major trade during the offseason.
Sent Breece Hall to DEN
Received 2026 Pick #62, Pick #130
This move allowed the Jets to add draft capital while reshaping the offense.
Free Agency
New York added several starters in free agency.
Tariq Woolen — CB
4yr / $23.2M APY
Jaquan Brisker — S
2yr / $14.8M APY
Quay Walker — LB
3yr / $10.5M APY
Isaac Seumalo — IOL
1yr / $10.0M APY
Sam Howell — QB
1yr / $4.6M APY
Malik Willis — QB
1yr / $5.4M APY
These additions strengthened the secondary, added linebacker help, and rebuilt the quarterback room.
Draft Class
The Jets used their 14 selections to build depth across the roster.
Round 1 — Pick 15
Francis Mauigoa (OT, Miami)
Round 1 — Pick 16
Jermod McCoy (CB, Tennessee)
Round 2 — Pick 33
Caleb Banks (DL1T, Florida)
Round 2 — Pick 44
Jake Golday (OLB, Cincinnati)
Round 2 — Pick 46
Zion Young (EDGE, Missouri)
Round 2 — Pick 62
Kamari Ramsey (S, USC)
Round 3 — Pick 92
Emmett Johnson (RB, Nebraska)
Round 4 — Pick 130
Drew Allar (QB, Penn State)
Round 4 — Pick 139
Ar’maj Reed-Adams (OG, Texas A&M)
Round 5 — Pick 179
Markel Bell (OT, Miami)
Round 6 — Pick 194
Aaron Anderson (WRS, LSU)
Round 6 — Pick 208
Tanner Koziol (TE, Houston)
Round 7 — Pick 217
Jadon Canady (CBN, Oregon)
Round 7 — Pick 241
Adam Randall (RB, Clemson)
Final Take
The Jets took an aggressive approach to the offseason, rebuilding key positions through free agency and adding a large draft class while still finishing with $19.8M in cap space.
Run Your Own NFL Offseason
I built this roster using GM Mode on StickToTheModel, where you can run your own NFL team, manage the salary cap, make trades, sign free agents, and run the draft.
Try it yourself here:
https://sticktothemodel.com/
