Jets unveil 1st-look at training camp depth chart

FLORHAM PARK — The New York Jets are just under a week from their first preseason game of the 2023 slate.

As is customary at this time of year, the team has unveiled their first depth chart of the training camp process. This is a good barometer of where the team is currently at, but it’s not a guarantee to stay that way as the organization gets healthier, or they add new pieces.

So that being said, let’s take a look at the first recorded depth chart for the 2023 New York Jets.

Jets Offense

Offense
Position	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
WR	Corey Davis	Jason Brownlee	Xavier Gipson	Alex Erickson
TE	C.J. Uzomah	Kenny Yeboah	E.J. Jenkins
LT	Billy Turner	Mekhi Becton	Greg Senat	Duane Brown
LG	Laken Tomlinson	Wes Schweitzer	Brent Laing
C	Connor McGovern	Joe Tippmann	Trystan Colon
RG	Alijah Vera-Tucker	Adam Pankey	Chris Glaser
RT	Max Mitchell	Yodny Cajuste	Carter Warren
TE	Tyler Conklin	Jeremy Ruckert	Zack Kuntz
WR	Garrett Wilson	Mecole Hardman Jr.	Randall Cobb	Jerome Kapp
WR	Allen Lazard	Irvin Charles	Malik Taylor	T.J. Luther
QB	Aaron Rodgers	Zach Wilson	Tim Boyle	Chris Streveler
RB	Michael Carter	Zonovan Knight	Israel Abanikanda	Travis Dye	Damarea Crockett, Breece Hall
FB	Nick Bawden

Notes:

Duane Brown, the veteran left tackle is still on the team’s PUP list and will be expected to compete for the starting role at tackle once he is healthy. At this point, the position battle is between Turner, Mitchell, and former first-round pick Mekhi Becton.
Corey Davis is expected to start out of the slot so far. Davis has missed the last two practices due to an illness, but the Jets appear to be ready to give him a starting role over recently signed Mecole Hardman.
Rookie center Joe Tippmann is the immediate backup to Connor McGovern at the position. While Wes Schweitzer has received reps with the second team, it appears Tippmann is close to competing for a backup role.
Breece Hall is on the PUP list and trying to return from an ACL injury. Until he is back, the Jets are not going to list him with the first team (even though he will be).

Jets Defense

Defense
Position	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
EDGE	Carl Lawson	Jermaine Johnson	Will McDonald IV	Ifeadi Odenigbo
DL	Quinnen Williams	Quinton Jefferson	Isaiah Mack	Marquiss Spencer
DL	Al Woods	Solomon Thomas	Tanzel Smart
EDGE	John Franklin-Myers	Micheal Clemons	Bryce Huff	Deslin Alexandre
LB	Jamien Sherwood	Zaire Barnes	Maalik Hall
LB	C.J. Mosley	Chazz Surratt	Caleb Johnson
LB	Quincy Williams	Hamsah Nasirildeen	Claudin Cherelus
NB	Michael Carter II	Javelin Guidry
CB	Sauce Gardner	Bryce Hall	Jimmy Moreland	Derrick Langford	Justin Hardee
CB	D.J. Reed	Brandin Echols	Craig James	Javelin Guidry
S	Jordan Whitehead	Ashtyn Davis	Trey Dean	Dane Cruikshank
S	Tony Adams	Adrian Amos	Marquis Waters	Jarrick Bernard-Converse

Notes:

On the defensive line, John Franklin-Myers appears ahead of Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald. The way New York rotates their pass rushers though, each of their young players will get a crack on the field eventually.
Jamien Sherwood is expected to be the starter at the weakside linebacker position even though head coach Robert Saleh mentioned Sunday that it would be a competition.
Tony Adams has been an early winner at Jets camp. He’s scheduled to be the starting free safety to this point ahead of Adrian Amos. If he continues to play at the high level he’s been at, he’ll certainly have earned a Week One start.

Jets Special Teams

Special Teams
Position	First	Second	Third	Fourth
K	Greg Zuerlein
P	Thomas Morstead
H	Thomas Morstead
PR	Mecole Hardman Jr.	Xavier Gipson	Alex Erickson	Damarea Crockett
KR	Mecole Hardman Jr.	Xavier Gipson	Alex Erickson	Damarea Crockett
LS	Thomas Hennessy

Notes

Mecole Hardman is going to be used in a lot of ways this season. It shouldn’t be a surprise he is the primary returner.
Greg Zuerlein has been very good at camp. He went 9/10 on Sunday and the only miss was from 63 yards.