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New York Jets

AFC East Bye week 13

Overall
485
Position
DEF28
ADP
266

Season Preview

The Jets enter 2026 with a fantasy landscape built around a few clear names, and the biggest one is Breece Hall. He remains the safest Jets starter for fantasy after the team tendered him in March, and recent previews still project him as the backfield centerpiece even with Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis behind him.

At quarterback, the big offseason change is the departure of Justin Fields, who was traded to Kansas City in March, and the arrival of Geno Smith from Las Vegas. That gives the Jets a steadier passing profile, but the offense still looks more “functional” than explosive, so Smith is better viewed as a late-round QB2 than a weekly difference-maker.

Garrett Wilson remains the top receiver to target, and he looks locked in as the team’s lead option again after returning from last year’s injury issues. The depth behind him is shakier, though Adonai Mitchell and rookie Omar Cooper are names to watch in deeper leagues, while recent transaction and injury reports show the Jets shuffling wideout depth with moves like the signing and later waiver of multiple receivers, plus Tim Patrick landing on the non-football injured list.

Tight end is a more speculative area, with Mason Taylor and Kenyon Sadiq both appearing in recent fantasy previews as players who could matter later in the season if the role grows. Overall, this is a Jets team that should feed fantasy value mainly through Hall and Wilson, with Geno Smith offering modest stability and the rest of the roster mostly serving as situational upside rather than lineup anchors.

Stadium
MetLife Stadium
First Season
Headquartered
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Top Players

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Breece Hall

Rank: 36   ADP: 30

Garrett Wilson

Rank: 44   ADP: 37

Adonai Mitchell

Rank: 157   ADP: 178

Braelon Allen

Rank: 163   ADP: 164

Kenyon Sadiq

Rank: 171   ADP: 148