The New York Jets have had a rocky start to the season, to say the least, and there isn't one singular reason. The offense has struggled. Special teams have struggled. The defense has struggled. It's hard to pinpoint any segment or unit that hasn't underperformed.
However, it's been abundantly clear that the secondary is very high on that list. Sauce Gardner hasn't been the player he needs to be, but it's not just him.
The coverage has been putrid. The new addition, Brandon Stephens, has been a failure thus far. So the Jets did something about it, as they traded a 2026 sixth-round draft pick for young emerging cornerback Jarvis Brownlee.