2016 New York Jets season

2016 New York Jets season
Head coach	Todd Bowles
General manager	Mike Maccagnan
Owner	Woody Johnson
Home field	MetLife Stadium
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The 2016 New York Jets season will be the franchise's upcoming 47th season in the National Football League, the 57th overall and the second under head coach Todd Bowles. The team will attempt to improve on their 10-6 record in 2015, where they finished the season as the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.

Transactions

Coaching staff and personnel changes

• Special teams coordinator Bobby April, special teams assistant coach Steve Hagen and assistant offensive line coach Ron Heller were fired on January 6, 2016.^[1]
• Brant Boyer was named the special teams coordinator on February 3, 2016.^[2]
• Jeff Hammerschmidt was named assistant special teams coach on February 5, 2016.^[3]
• David Diaz-Infante was named assistant offensive line coach, Tim Atkins was named defensive quality control coach and John Scott, Jr. was promoted to assistant defensive line coach on February 9, 2016.^[4]

Players

Arrivals

• The Jets signed Joseph Anderson, Deion Barnes, Brandon Bostick, Jarvis Harrison, Julian Howsare, Wes Saxton, Kevin Short, Deon Simon, Julian Stanford to reserve/future contracts on January 5, 2016.^[5]
• The Jets signed Kendall James to a reserve/future contract on January 7, 2016.^[6]
• The Jets signed Lawrence Okoye, Jesse Davis, Adrien Robinson, and Craig Watts to reserve/future contracts on January 11, 2016.^[7]
• The Jets signed Chandler Worthy to a reserve/future contract on January 12, 2016.^[8]
• The Jets signed Sean Hickey and Dominique Williams to reserve/future contracts on January 19, 2016.^[9]
• The Jets signed Titus Davis to a reserve/future contract on January 28, 2016.^[10]
• The Jets signed Dri Archer to a reserve/future contract on February 3, 2016.^[11]
• The Jets signed Kyle Brindza to a reserve/future contract on February 5, 2016.^[12]
• The Jets signed Freddie Bishop III on February 16, 2016.^[13]
• The Jets signed Matt Forte and Khiry Robinson on March 10, 2016.^[14][15]
• The Jets signed Steve McLendon on March 21, 2016.^[16]
• The Jets signed Darryl Morris on March 25, 2016.^[17]
• The Jets signed Jarvis Jenkins on March 30, 2016.^[18]
• The Jets signed Bruce Carter on April 4, 2016^[19]

Departures

• The Jets waived Kyle Brindza on February 18, 2016.^[20]
• The Jets released Antonio Cromartie on February 22, 2016.^[21]
• The Jets released Jeremy Kerley and Jeff Cumberland on March 9, 2016.^[22]
• D'Brickashaw Ferguson retired on April 8, 2016.

Trades

To Jets

• Ryan Clady was traded to the Jets on April 9, 2016 along with a 7th round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft from the Denver Broncos for a 5th round Draft pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Free agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed/released	2016 team	Notes
S	Antonio Allen	UFA	March 16, 2016	Houston Texans	[23]
DE	Stephen Bowen	UFA	–	–	–
K	Randy Bullock	UFA	–	–	–
G	Willie Colon	UFA	–	–	–
LB	Demario Davis	UFA	March 16, 2016	Cleveland Browns	[24]
TE	Kellen Davis	UFA	March 14, 2016	New York Jets	[25]
DE	Leger Douzable	UFA	–	–	–
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	UFA	–	–	–
NT	Damon Harrison	UFA	March 9, 2016	New York Giants	[26]
LB	Erin Henderson	UFA	March 24, 2016	New York Jets	[27]
OT	Ben Ijalana	UFA	April 9, 2016	New York Jets	–
RB	Chris Ivory	UFA	March 9, 2016	Jacksonville Jaguars	[28]
S	Jaiquawn Jarrett	UFA	–	–	–
LB	Jamari Lattimore	UFA	–	–	–
WR	Chris Owusu	UFA	–	–	–
LB	Calvin Pace	UFA	–	–	–
RB	Bilal Powell	UFA	March 16, 2016	New York Jets	[29]
P	Ryan Quigley	RFA	April 18, 2016	Philadelphia Eagles	–
RB	Stevan Ridley	UFA	April 5, 2016	Detroit Lions	[30]
TE	Zach Sudfeld	RFA	March 10, 2016	New York Jets	[31]
WR	Kenbrell Thompkins	RFA	March 14, 2016	New York Jets	[32]
CB	Darrin Walls	UFA	March 29, 2016	Detroit Lions	[33]
DE	Muhammad Wilkerson	UFA/FT	–	–	–

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent, FT: Franchise tag

Draft

2016 New York Jets Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	20	Darron Lee	OLB	Ohio State
2	51	Christian Hackenberg	QB	Penn State
3	83	Jordan Jenkins	OLB	Georgia
4	118	Justin Burris	CB	N.C. State
5	157	Traded to the Denver Broncos for Ryan Clady.
	158	Brandon Shell	OT	South Carolina	From Washington Redskins
6	195	Traded to the Houston Texans for Ryan Fitzpatrick.
7	235	Lachlan Edwards	P	Sam Houston State	From the Denver Broncos.
	241	Charone Peake	WR	Clemson

Notes

• The Jets traded their fifth-round selection to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's seventh-round selection and offensive tackle Ryan Clady.
• The Jets traded their seventh-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick; the selection was upgraded to a sixth-rounder as a result of Fitzpatrick's playing time with the Jets in 2015.
• The Jets traded their 2017 fourth-round selection to the Washington Redskins in exchange for their 2016 fifth-round selection, which they used to select Brandon Shell.^[34]

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Jaguars			MetLife Stadium	CBS
2	August 19	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Washington Redskins			FedEx Field	CBS
3	August 27	7:30 p.m. EDT	New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	CBS
4	September 1	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	CBS

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:00 p.m. EDT	Cincinnati Bengals			MetLife Stadium	CBS
2	September 15	8:25 p.m. EDT	at Buffalo Bills			Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter
3	September 25	4:25 p.m. EDT	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
4	October 2	1:00 p.m. EDT	Seattle Seahawks			MetLife Stadium	Fox
5	October 9	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	CBS
6	October 17	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Arizona Cardinals			University of Phoenix Stadium	ESPN
7	October 23	1:00 p.m. EDT	Baltimore Ravens			MetLife Stadium	CBS
8	October 30	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
9	November 6	1:00 p.m. EST	at Miami Dolphins			New Miami Stadium	CBS
10	November 13	1:00 p.m. EST	Los Angeles Rams			MetLife Stadium	Fox
11	Bye
12	November 27	8:30 p.m. EST	New England Patriots			MetLife Stadium	NBC
13	December 5	8:30 p.m. EST	Indianapolis Colts			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
14	December 11	4:05 p.m. EST	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	CBS
15	December 17	8:25 p.m. EST	Miami Dolphins			MetLife Stadium	NFLN
16	December 24	1:00 p.m. EST	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
17	January 1	1:00 p.m. EST	Buffalo Bills			MetLife Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Staff

New York Jets staff
	Front Office Chairman/CEO – Woody Johnson President – Neil Glat General Manager – Mike Maccagnan Director of Football Administration – Jacqueline Davidson Director of Player Personnel – Brian Heimerdinger Senior Director of College Scouting – Rex Hogan Director of Pro Scouting - Matt Bazirgan Head Coaches Head Coach – Todd Bowles Assistant Head Coach/Inside Linebackers – Mike Caldwell Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chan Gailey Quarterbacks – Kevin Patullo Running Backs – Marcel Shipp Wide Receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight Ends – Jimmie Johnson Offensive Line – Steve Marshall Assistant Offensive Line - David Diaz-Infante Offensive Quality Control – Robby Brown			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Kacy Rodgers Defensive Line – Pepper Johnson Assistant Defensive Line – John Scott, Jr. Outside Linebackers – Mark Collins Defensive Backs – Joe Danna Assistant Defensive Backs – Daylon McCutcheon Defensive Quality Control – Tim Atkins Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Brant Boyer Assistant Special Teams Coach - Jeff Hammerschmidt Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Justus Galac Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Kavan Latham Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Aaron McLaurin → Coaching Staff → Staff Directory → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New York Jets roster
Quarterbacks  5 Christian Hackenberg  9 Bryce Petty  7 Geno Smith Running backs -- Terron Beckham 40 Tommy Bohanon FB 33 Dri Archer 22 Matt Forte 29 Bilal Powell 31 Khiry Robinson 30 Zac Stacy -- Dominique Williams Wide receivers 84 Titus Davis 87 Eric Decker 81 Quincy Enunwa 15 Brandon Marshall 17 Charone Peake 11 Jeremy Ross 19 Devin Smith 10 Kenbrell Thompkins 16 Chandler Worthy Tight ends 88 Jace Amaro 82 Brandon Bostick 47 Kellen Davis 85 Adrien Robinson 86 Wes Saxton 44 Zach Sudfeld		Offensive linemen 77 James Carpenter G 78 Ryan Clady T -- Jesse Davis T 70 Dakota Dozier G 68 Breno Giacomini T 64 Jarvis Harrison G 71 Ben Ijalana T 76 Wesley Johnson C 74 Nick Mangold C -- Luke Marquardt T 75 Lawrence Okoye T 79 Brent Qvale T 72 Brandon Shell T -- Craig Watts G 67 Brian Winters G Defensive linemen 53 Mike Catapano DE 98 Jarvis Jenkins DE 99 Steve McLendon NT 91 Sheldon Richardson DE 93 Deon Simon NT 92 Leonard Williams DE 96 Muhammad Wilkerson DE		Linebackers 94 Deion Barnes OLB -- Freddie Bishop III OLB 54 Bruce Carter ILB 52 David Harris ILB 58 Erin Henderson ILB 43 Julian Howsare OLB 48 Jordan Jenkins OLB 50 Darron Lee ILB 95 Josh Martin OLB 55 Lorenzo Mauldin OLB 57 Trevor Reilly OLB 49 Taiwan Jones ILB 51 Julian Stanford OLB Defensive backs 34 Dion Bailey SS 38 Juston Burris CB 21 Marcus Gilchrist FS -- Kendall James CB 42 Ronald Martin SS 23 Dexter McDougle CB 45 Rontez Miles FS 27 Dee Milliner CB 26 Darryl Morris CB 25 Calvin Pryor SS 24 Darrelle Revis CB 32 Kevin Short CB 41 Buster Skrine CB 20 Marcus Williams CB Special teams  4 Lachlan Edwards P  2 Nick Folk K -- Tom Hackett P 46 Tanner Purdum LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 72 Stephen Bowen DE  8 Randy Bullock K 66 Willie Colon G 78 Leger Douzable DE 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB 37 Jaiquawn Jarrett FS -- Jamari Lattimore ILB -- Chris Owusu WR 97 Calvin Pace OLB Rookies in italics Roster updated April 9, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 76 Active, 0 Inactive, 9 FAs, 0 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

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External links

• Official website