Who are the New York Jets’ best blitzers at off-ball linebacker and defensive back? Which players struggle at blitzing?
The New York Jets were a blitz-heavy defense under the leadership of Gregg Williams. According to Pro Football Reference, they had the NFL’s fourth-highest blitz rate in 2019 (39.2% of pass plays) and sixth-highest blitz rate in 2020 (38.4% of pass plays).
Will that change under Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich? We will have to wait to find out the answer to that question, as each coach offers a different signal as to whether the Jets will remain a blitz-heavy team or if they will swing to the other end of the spectrum.