If there was one major weakness in the New York Jets’ 2023 defense, it was strong safety Jordan Whitehead. Whitehead allowed more touchdowns (7) than any other safety in the NFL while also ranking in the bottom 10 in yards per target (10.9) and missed tackle rate (18%). Despite those numbers, the Jets’ coverage still ranked in the top five in most statistical categories.
In 2023, Whitehead played 47.1% of his snaps at deep safety, 30.2% in the box, and 20.4% in the slot. That was a shift from 2022 when he was at 54.6% deep, 32.