While the New York Jets are likely to focus heavily on improving their offense once free agency opens, they do have some needs to address on the defensive side of the football. Of those needs, the most pressing is arguably at safety. Previous starter Jordan Whitehead is set for free agency, and the Jets should seek to upgrade anyway after a season where Whitehead led safeties in touchdowns allowed (7) and missed tackles (20).
Due to a bevy of noteworthy cuts over the past few days – including Justin Simmons, Jordan Poyer, and Quandre Diggs – the free agent safety market has become chock-full of household names.