The 2020 season marked a fall from grace for the New York Jets‘ special teams unit. Special teams coordinator Brant Boyer watched his unit drop to 29th in special teams DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average, via Football Outsiders) after ranking fourth in 2019 and first in 2018.
Coaching under his third head coach since joining the Jets in 2016, Boyer is showing why he has stuck around for so long. He already has the unit back on track. The Jets rank seventh in special teams DVOA through five weeks of play.
Boyer’s unit is looking solid in each of the five key facets.