If you asked the average New York Jets fan, they’d tell you the Jets’ safety room is among the worst in the NFL. It’s not an unreasonable claim as the safety position held back the Jets defense in 2021 and the only meaningful addition in the offseason was Jordan Whitehead on a two-year, $14 million deal.
However, I believe the Jets’ safeties are closer to average, falling somewhere in the 16-to-25 range among all safety units in the NFL.
At 25 years old, Whitehead is one of the better young safeties in the NFL and is elite against the run.