After losing out on Jadeveon Clowney, another need has come to the fore for the New York Jets: edge rusher. Bryce Huff and Carl Lawson vacated 582 snaps along the edge, and the Jets likely don’t have enough depth to cover those snaps. Unless the Jets plan to increase Will McDonald’s role in 2024 to the level that they did Jermaine Johnson’s in 2023, they will have snaps left over at the position.
The Jets may have made a mistake at the position earlier in free agency. While they targeted and nearly signed Shaquil Barrett, they were never linked to the rotational edge defenders on the market.