Mike LaFleur‘s New York Jets are poised to rely heavily on 12 personnel packages, which include two tight ends on the field.
As things currently stand, the Jets only have two tight ends on their roster following the 53-man cutdown – Tyler Kroft and Trevon Wesco. The latter is a tight end in name only, primarily lining up at fullback throughout the 2021 preseason (86% of his offensive snaps). Kroft is the only pure tight end.
Fourth-year tight end Chris Herndon technically made the Jets’ initial 53-man roster, but the Jets have agreed to a trade with the Vikings that will send Herndon and a sixth-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for a fourth-round pick.