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What’s going on with New York Jets rookie DE Jabari Zuniga?

Playing time

Jabari Zuniga has played six games in his rookie season to this point, making his NFL debut against the Chiefs in Week 8 and participating in each game since.

Zuniga’s role in the Jets defense has been small. He has played only 84 defensive snaps, an average of 14.0 per game. On average, he has appeared on about 18.5% of the Jets’ defensive plays.

There has not been much fluctuation in Zuniga’s playing time. He played 13.4% of the snaps in his debut against the Chiefs and was only up to 21.