NEW YORK JETS DAILY CLIPS. May 25, 2015 Table of Contents

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1 NEW YORK JETS DAILY CLIPS May 25, 2015 Table of Contents NJ ADVANCE MEDIA... 1 Projecting the Jets' post-draft depth chart (Dom Cosentino)... 1 Which linebacker spot is the best fit for Jets draft pick Lorenzo Mauldin? (Darryl Slater)... 5 SUNDAY S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS... 6 NJ ADVANCE MEDIA Projecting the Jets' post-draft depth chart (Dom Cosentino) NJ Advance Media May 24, The Jets' 90-man offseason roster is more or less set. They added eight players six picks, two players via trade in the NFL Draft a few weeks back, plus a handful of undrafted free agents, and two players they signed after a rookie minicamp at One Jets Drive. Now the Jets work toward paring that roster down. A lot can happen between May 24 and the start of the regular season on Sept. 13. There's still two weeks of organized team activities, next month's mandatory minicamp, and then training camp, which is scheduled to begin in late July. The regular season's 53-man roster is far from set. But as things now stand, here's a quick, position-byposition stab at how the Jets seem to shake out: (Projected starters are in italics.) Quarterback: Geno Smith Ryan Fitzpatrick Matt Simms Bryce Petty Jake Heaps Running back: Chris Ivory Bilal Powell Stevan Ridley Zac Stacy Daryl Richardson Fullback: Tommy Bohanon 1 P a g e

2 J.C. Copeland Left tackle: D'Brickashaw Ferguson Ben Ijalana Wesley Johnson Sean Hooey Brent Qvale Left guard: James Carpenter James Brewer Brian Winters Dakota Dozier Jarvis Harrison Center: Nick Mangold Dalton Freeman Right guard: Oday Aboushi Willie Colon Dakota Dozier Jarvis Harrison Right tackle: Breno Giacomini Wesley Johnson Sean Hooey Brent Qvale Tight end: Jace Amaro Jeff Cumberland Zach Sudfeld Kellen Davis Wes Saxton Wide receiver X: 2 P a g e

3 Brandon Marshall Devin Smith Chris Owusu Saalim Hakim Wide receiver Z: Eric Decker DeVier Posey T.J. Graham Shaq Evans Slot receiver: Jeremy Kerley Walter Powell Quincy Enunwa Defensive end: Muhammad Wilkerson Sheldon Richardson Leonard Williams Leger Douzable Ronald Talley Kevin Vickerson Stephen Bowen Jordan Williams Nose tackle: Damon Harrison T.J. Barnes Deon Simon Davon Walls Inside linebacker: David Harris Demario Davis Jamari Lattimore Erin Henderson Joe Mays 3 P a g e

4 Taiwan Jones Outside linebacker: Calvin Pace Quinton Coples Jason Babin Lorenzo Mauldin I.K. Enemkpali Trevor Reilly Deion Barnes Julian Howsare Cornerback: Darrelle Revis Antonio Cromartie Dee Milliner Darrin Walls Dexter McDougle Marcus Williams Curtis Brown DaShaun Phillips Keith Lewis Slot corner: Buster Skrine Strong safety: Calvin Pryor Antonio Allen Rontez Miles Durell Eskridge Free safety: Marcus Gilchrist Jaiquawn Jarrett Punter: Ryan Quigley Jacob Schum 4 P a g e

5 Kicker: Nick Folk Andrew Furney Long snapper: Tanner Purdum Punt returner: Jeremy Kerley Walter Powell Kickoff returner: Chris Owusu Saalim Hakim T.J. Graham Back_to_Top Which linebacker spot is the best fit for Jets draft pick Lorenzo Mauldin? (Darryl Slater) NJ Advance Media May 25, There are plenty of prominent questions the Jets will try to answer during their no-pads, no-contact spring workouts and when things get cranked up during training camp. The right guard spot is one significant position battle. There also will be jockeying for playing time at running back. A less-prominent, but not unimportant storyline involves outside linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin, whom the Jets drafted in the third round this year. Will he be a strong-side linebacker or a rush outside linebacker? That is a question the Jets' coaches are attempting to answer. While the Jets' inside linebacker spots are solidified, with Demario Davis at weak-side linebacker and David Harris at middle linebacker, the outside linebacker positions are shakier. Yes, starters Calvin Pace (strong side) and Quinton Coples (rush) both return, and so does pass rushing specialist Jason Babin, who saw significant action at the rush spot last year. But Babin is 35, and Pace will turn 35 in October. Coples, the Jets' first-round draft pick in 2012, has mostly underwhelmed so far in his career. If he continues to struggle, the Jets can cut him after this season, with no salary cap repercussions. So the Jets are looking for some answers at the outside linebacker spots. And though they don't need Mauldin to blossom into a starter in Year 1, he could carve out a role for himself at a position that might soon be overhauled. The Jets needed to address the outside linebacker position in the draft, and they did, by drafting Mauldin. 5 P a g e

6 It's hard to get a feel for where Mauldin best fits strong-side linebacker or rush linebacker during no-pads, no-contact practices. But there are some particular things that Jets coach Todd Bowles is looking for out of Mauldin, to determine his role. Once the pads go on during training camp, Bowles will be keeping a close eye on these areas. "First, we have to see how he handles the point of attack," Bowles said. "If they run the ball at him, how strong he is at the point, with the bigger tight ends in the league, as opposed to college; how he plays in space when the tight end is not on him; how he reacts to certain things. You kind of get a feel that way, to see what his strengths and his weaknesses are." Bowles actually has all of his outside linebackers working on both sides right now, as he tries to determine who fits where. It's still early in the process for Mauldin, but the things the coaches notice out of him now will give them a baseline for how to slot him going forward. Other than Coples and Babin, second-year pro IK Enemkpali is in the mix at rush outside linebacker, just as second-year pro Trevor Reilly is a reserve player at strong-side linebacker. Back_to_Top SUNDAY S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES Optioned LHP T.J. McFarland to Norfolk (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk. Transferred LHP Wesley Wright from the 15- to the 60-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX Placed RF Shane Victorino on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Jeff Bianchi from Pawtucket (IL). Announced RHP Anthony Varvaro was returned to the team from the Chicago Cubs and placed on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 29. CLEVELAND INDIANS Activated C Yan Gomes from the 15-day DL. Designated C Brett Hayes for assignment. DETROIT TIGERS Placed LHP Kyle Lobstein on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Dixon Machado from Toledo (IL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS Placed RHP Mike Morin on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cam Bedrosian from Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES Optioned RHP Branden Pinder to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Jacob Lindgren from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Transferred INF Brendan Ryan from the 15- to the 60- day DL. TEXAS RANGERS Agreed to terms with RHP Jared Burton on a minor league contract and assigned him to Round Rock (PCL). National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Designated 3B Casey McGehee for assignment. Recalled RHP Hunter Strickland from Sacramento (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS Recalled RHP Taylor Jordan from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP A.J. Cole to Syracuse. Eastern League 6 P a g e

7 TRENTON THUNDER Activated LHP Caleb Smith from the seven-day DL. Assigned RHP Giovanny Gallegos to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS Signed RHP Travis McGee. ST. PAUL SAINTS Released INF Michael Antonio. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS Reinstated LHP Carmine Giardina to the active list. Placed RHP Ian Marshall on the inactive list and reinstated him. Traded LHP Tommy Organ to River City (Frontier) for future considerations. Back_to_Top 7 P a g e