Despite being one of the smallest players on the Jets’ roster, wide receiver Braxton Berrios plays like he’s one of the big guys.
Berrios stands at 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds. He’s tied with Javelin Guidry, Frank Gore and Jamison Crowder for the shortest players on the team. Berrios’ weight is tied for the fourth lightest on the roster. And yet, Adam Gase said that Berrios plays like a big receiver.
“He’s a competitor, man,” Gase said this week. “He plays like he’s 6-4, 230. He gets after it every day.”
Berrios isn’t afraid of taking a hit on the field. He’s the type of player who will make sure he can rack up extra yards before going out of bounds or to the ground. Berrios only had 115 receiving yards last season — he saw most of his action on special teams — but 87 of those yards were after the catch.
The 24-year-old could have an increased role on offense this season. New York is extremely thin at wide receiver due to injuries, so Berrios could see a lot of snaps there. He got jusrt 85 offensive snaps last season. Berrios is also more than likely going to be the Jets’ punt returner and he’s in competition with Ashtyn Davis at kick returner.
Obviously, the Jets like Berrios for his speed. He ran a 4.44-second 40-yard dash at his Miami pro day. But he’s got other attributes that Gase and the Jets like, including his competitive fire.
We’ll see if that translates to more opportunities for Berrios in 2020.