Joe Douglas made a point of upgrading the Jets’ secondary early in free agency, signing D.J. Reed and Jordan Whitehead to multi-year contracts.
Whitehead’s arrival in New York instantly fills a hole at safety. Lamarcus Joyner, Will Parks and Elijah Riley are also returning for Gang Green next season and Jason Pinnock ended his rookie season on a high note after switching from cornerback to safety late in the season.
Even with the Whitehead signing and the team’s current personnel at the position, odds are the Jets aren’t done adding to their safety room. Riley and Pinnock are unproven and Joyner is an aging veteran who failed to make it through a quarter of New York’s season opener before suffering a season-ending injury in 2021.
This year’s safety class is a good one and Douglas has a chance to find a player capable of starting next to Whitehead for at least the next two seasons — the duration of Whitehead’s deal. Here are eight safeties Gang Green could target later this month.
