MOBILE, Ala. – Mekhi Becton was the Jets’ long-term solution at left tackle when they selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 draft. Less than two years later, he may be out of a job.
Robert Saleh said Becton and George Fant, the player who replaced him at the position for most of this past season while Becton was sidelined by a knee injury and slow recovery, will compete for the starting role over the coming months.
"George Fant stepped in at that left tackle spot and did a wonderful job," Saleh said on Tuesday at the Senior Bowl where he and the Jets staff is coaching one of the teams in the all-star game.