Entering the 2025 NFL draft, safety was one of the New York Jets’ top needs.
While the Jets waited until the fourth round to address it, that player still has a chance to start for New York in Week 1 of his rookie season.
Alabama product Malachi Moore enters a Jets safety room that should feature intense competition in the summer. Free agent pickup Andre Cisco is poised to start, but otherwise, young players like Moore, Tony Adams, Jaylin Simpson, Jarius Monroe, and Dean Clark will be fighting for playing time.
A two-time team captain at Alabama, Moore is a fierce competitor who receives praise for his well-rounded fundamentals in the secondary.