If you tried in August to predict the Jets’ season, you would not have factored in many of the players taking the field Sunday against the Raiders.
Injuries have forced the Jets to use some players who in the summer were unknowns or not even on the roster. They have already used 68 players in 10 games this season, tied for the most in the NFL with the Dolphins. They used 64 all of last season and 68 in 2017.
The Jets are getting contributions from unlikely sources: tight end Ryan Griffin, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, tackle Chuma Edoga, guard Tom Compton, center Jonotthan Harrison, guard Alex Lewis, defensive lineman Folorunso Fatukasi, outside linebackers Kyle Phillips and Tarell Basham, inside linebackers James Burgess and Neville Hewitt, and cornerbacks Arthur Maulet and Bless Austin.