New York Jets 2023 projected depth chart post NFL Draft

The offseason acquisition of Aaron Rodgers and his friends have left the New York Jets as a potential contender for Super Bowl LVIII.

We’re still months out from the games actually beginning to see if the Jets earn that kind of talk. New York is scheduled to open up the 2023-24 season against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football. It’ll be a first test for both Rodgers and the new-look Jets to show they belong among the NFL’s best.

But before we get to that point, Gang Green has several positional battles that need to be won, and several new faces trying to get acclimated to the culture head coach Robert Saleh has built. While the 2023 NFL Draft is all but a distant memory, the team now must figure out how their depth chart looks.

Here is how AM New York believes the Jets will look to start the season:

	1st Team	2nd Team	3rd Team
QB	Aaron Rodgers	Zach Wilson
RB	Breece Hall	Michael Carter	Israel Abanikanda
WR	Garrett Wilson	Denzel Mims
WR	Allen Lazard	Corey Davis
WR	Mecole Hardman	Randall Cobb
TE	Tyler Conklin	CJ Uzomah	Zack Kuntz
LT	Duane Brown	Max Mitchell	Billy Turner
LG	Laken Tomlinson	Wes Schweitzer
C	Connor McGovern	Joe Tippmann
RG	Alijah Vera-Tucker	Trystan Colon
RT	Mekhi Becton	Billy Turner	Max Mitchell

DE	John Franklin-Myers	Jermaine Johnson	Bryce Huff
DT	Quinton Jefferson	Solomon Thomas
DT	Quinnen Williams	Al Woods
DE	Carl Lawson	Will McDonald IV	Michael Clemons
WLB	Jamien Sherwood	Zaire Barnes
MLB	CJ Mosley	Chazz Surratt
SLB	Quincy Williams	Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB	Sauce Gardner	Bryce Hall	Brandin Echols
SS	Chuck Clark	Tony Adams
FS	Jordan Whitehead	Ashtyn Davis	Jarrick Bernard-Converse
CB	DJ Reed	Michael Carter II	Justin Hardee

K	Greg Zuerlein
P	Thomas Morstead
KR	Mecole Hardman	Israel Abanikanda
PR	Mecole Hardman

Notes

Allen Lazard seems to be the only former Rodgers teammate that is expected to start this upcoming season. With Mecole Hardman working in the slot, it’ll be difficult for New York to give snaps to a player like Randall Cobb.
New York’s offensive line is vastly improved in terms of depth than in past years. Max Mitchell and Billy Turner are two swing tackles that should be able to help the team out tremendously.
Jordan Whitehead, Corey Davis, and CJ Mosley are all veterans in key positions but carry massive cap hits entering the new year. Expect restructurings to be a big focus over the next couple of weeks for Joe Douglas and the organization.