Who are the best and worst special teams contributors on the NY Jets‘ roster entering the 2021 NFL season?
While the kicker, punter, long snapper, and returners are the headliners of a franchise’s special teams unit, they are not entirely responsible for their squad’s special teams output. We often forget to attribute credit (and blame) to the many other players on the field during a special teams play.
For example, in 2020, the Jets’ kicker (combination of Sam Ficken and Sergio Castillo), punter (Braden Mann), and long snapper (Thomas Hennessy) trio combined to play 383 special teams snaps.