The Jets added some depth to their cornerback room Wednesday.
Gang Green announced that it claimed Corey Ballentine off waivers from the Giants. Ballentine played in nine games for Big Blue this season, but only started in two of them. He was the Giants’ second cornerback until he lost his job to Issac Yiadom. After that, he was mainly used on special teams by the Giants.
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Ballantine has registered 16 total tackles this season. He also averaged 21.2 yards per kick return on nine tries for New York.
Ballentine was originally a sixth-round pick out of Washburn University in 2019. He played in 13 games in 2019 with two starts and recorded 26 total tackles, two pass defenses and one quarterback hit.
With the addition of Ballentine, the Jets now have a total of eight cornerbacks on the roster.
In other transaction news, the Jets re-signed quarterback Mike White to the practice squad.