Neville Hewitt has been taking reps with the first-team defense throughout training camp. It appears he is poised to be the team’s starting MIKE linebacker in Week 1, donning the headset as he did throughout most of the 2019 season following C.J. Mosley‘s injury.
To become a solid starter, Hewitt has quite a few weaknesses to clean up (coverage in both zone and man, missed tackles, gap discipline against the run), but there is one facet where the Jets can count on him to thrive: pass-rushing.
Hewitt was excellent as a blitzer for the Jets in 2019.