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The 6 hardest cuts from Jets Wire’s preseason Week 2 roster prediction

After releasing a 53-man roster prediction following Week 2 of the preseason, we at Jets Wire explained our toughest cuts.

Training camp and the preseason is the time for players to establish themselves as contributors and lock down roster spots.

It is also the place where NFL dreams sometimes go to die.

The Jets can only carry 53 players once the beginning of the regular season arrives — a far cry from the number they currently have in the building with training camp nearing its end. New York would likely prefer to keep more than 53 players around considering the talent it has at One Jets Drive, but that is not how things work in professional football.

Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh are going to have some excruciating decisions to make at the end of August. Which players did just enough to make the 53-man squad? Which players fell just short and will now have to seek a new opportunity elsewhere? Those questions will be answered after countless hours of watching film and deliberating.

We at Jets Wire took a crack at projecting the 53-man roster after Saturday’s preseason Week 2 action against the Packers. All of the cuts predicted in that piece can be seen directly below, followed by explanations for the toughest severances.

  • QB: Josh Johnson, James Morgan
  • RB: Josh Adams, Austin Walter
  • WR: Manasseh Bailey, Lawrence Cager, Josh Malone, D.J. Montgomery, Jeff Smith, Vyncint Smith
  • TE: Daniel Brown, Kenny Yeboah
  • OL: Grant Hermanns, Tristen Hoge, Corey Levin, David Moore, Jimmy Murray
  • DL: Ronald Blair, Michael Dwumfour, Kyle Phillips, Tanzel Smart
  • LB: Noah Dawkins, Camilo Eifler, Del’Shawn Phillips, Edmond Robinson, Brendon White
  • CB: Corey Ballentine, Elijah Campbell, Lamar Jackson
  • S: Bennett Jackson, J.T. Hassell
  • Specialists: None

Jets TE Kenny Yeboah: Elijah Moore will be ‘everything this city wants’

The Jets drafted Moore with their second-round pick before signing his Ole Miss teammate, Yeboah, as an undrafted free agent.

The Elijah Moore hype train continues to roll.

A week after Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin praised Moore, Kenny Yeboah spoke highly of his former college and current Jets teammate. The duo played the past season together after Yeboah transferred from Temple, and Yeboah said Moore will be a perfect fit for the culture the Jets want in New York.

“He’s going to be everything this city wants and that’s on the field and off the field,” Yeboah told the Jets’ website. “He’s one of the best players I’ve ever been around, he’s extremely talented.”

Yeboah added that he learned a lot from Moore during their brief time together in Oxford, Mississippi. The undrafted free agent tight end more than doubled his receiving yards from 2019 to 2020 with 524 but only caught eight more receptions. He also finished with six touchdowns. Yeboah’s production sat second on the team behind Moore, who caught 86 receptions for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns for the Rebels last season.

“I know he’s going to make the team better,” Yeboah said. “I know he’s going to help everybody and just be a great teammate, so I’m just excited to be here with him. I know this is going to be fun, I can’t wait. I’m so excited.”

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Jets hand out big contracts to UDFAs Isaiah Dunn, Kenny Yeboah

Dunn and Yeboah give the Jets some great training camp competition for the rest of of the cornerbacks and tight ends.

The Jets made sure to land two priority undrafted free agents after the 2021 NFL draft.

New York signed Oregon State cornerback Isaiah Dunn to a $185,000 deal, according to Aaron Wilson, and Ole Miss tight end Kenny Yeboah to a $200,000 deal, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Dunn’s contract is the biggest ever for a UDFA cornerback, per Wilson, and includes a $160,000 fully guaranteed base salary and a $25,000 signing bonus. Yeboah’s contract has a fully guaranteed $180,000 base salary with a $20,000 signing bonus. The money is important because it reinforces the Jets’ commitment to Dunn and Yeboah, who joined crowded cornerback and tight end rooms, respectively.

Dunn had a solid career in four years at Oregon State, but didn’t record an interception in 29 games. He did break up 18 passes, though, with 115 combined tackles. At 6-foot, 193 pounds, Dunn could be an outside or slot cornerback. The Jets had success in the UDFA cornerback pool last year with Lamar Jackson and Javelin Guidry, but Dunn will have to compete with a cavalcade of young prospects – both returning and recently drafted.

Yeboah, meanwhile, has a chance to take on a bigger role in the Jets offense if he can push his way up the depth chart. Tight end is an underrated need for the Jets, who really only have Chris Herndon as a bonafide pass-catcher. Tyler Kroft and Daniel Brown are primarily blockers or special teamers, Trevon Wesco figures to move to fullback and Ryan Griffin could be a cap casualty.

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Offseason options for the Cardinals at TE

There are many ways the Cardinals can “not panic” to fill their need at tight end.

The Arizona Cardinals still have a few glaring holes on the roster, though general Steve Keim has said they will not panic in terms of filling out the roster. One of those notable holes is at tight end. All they have on their roster is Maxx Williams, who dealt with an ankle injury all year, Darrell Daniels and Ian Bunting. Bunting has never played an NFL game.

There are many ways they can “not panic” to fill their need at tight end, even after re-signing Darrell Daniels to a one-year contract.

Here are a few routes they could take: