6 right tackles the Jets should target in free agency

With the offensive line in need of an overhaul, here are six free agent right tackles the Jets should consider.

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Bryan Bulaga

Bulaga has been a figurehead on the Green Bay Packers offensive line for the past nine seasons, but there’s a chance they let him walk depending on his contract demands and injury history. Bulaga has the experience – 111 starts – and the 15th-highest PFF grade in 2019 – 77.1 – but he’s also missed significant time throughout his career and will turn 31 this offseason. He played in 16 regular-season games for the first time since 2016 this past season, something he’s only done twice in his career.

Still, Bulaga is a veteran who could bring a huge boost to the Jets offensive line. His play with a legend like Aaron Rodgers could help him work with Sam Darnold and the rest of the Jets offense. Remember Alan Faneca and Damien Woody? The Jets signed both linemen in their early-30s and both immediately turned the line into one of the best in the league in 2008.

Bulaga is a high-risk, high-reward signing only because of his injury history. If he can stay as healthy as he was in 2019, he’d be a slam-dunk signing this offseason. His market value is only a three-year, $30.5 million contract, per Spotrac, but he could easily ask for closer to Lane Johnson’s four-year, $72 million contract he signed in 2019.