It’s far down the shopping list, but one of the New York Jets’ sneaky needs going into 2024 is the RB2 spot behind Breece Hall. Outside of Hall, the Jets’ only other running back under contract (excluding players on reserve/future deals) is Israel Abanikanda.
New York has high hopes for Abanikanda, a speedy fifth-round pick from last year’s draft, but he cannot be penciled into the Jets’ RB2 spot after a rookie year where he received little playing time and did not impress when on the field.
Abanikanda only played in six games and finished the year with 3.