The New York Jets defense is one of the best defensive units in football, with studs like Sauce Gardner, Quinnen Williams, and a new addition, Hasson Reddick, whenever his holdout ends, plus several other stars on that side of the ball. The Jets’ defense will be the key unit for the New York Jets’ success again in 2024, and fantasy owners should be excited by the prospect of having the opportunity to draft the Jets’ defense in 2024. Let’s look at the 2023 Production to see how this defense is a top defense to look at in fantasy.
New York Jets Defense 2023 Production
The New York Jets Defense had 48 sacks, 17 interceptions, 10 fumble recoveries, and 4 defensive/special teams touchdowns while allowing 341 points and 4,969 yards allowed in 2023. That stat line produced a total of 159.0 fantasy points in ESPN fantasy last season. That is a strong defense to go with in fantasy that will win you leagues if used wisely.
Quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes, and Jalen Hurts had their worst games of the 2023 season against this Jets defense that is coached well by head coach Robert Salah, who is a defensive guy. This helps the fantasy owners when looking at last year’s teams that performed well defensively and still have talented defenses in 2024 for defenses that they should be picking for their fantasy teams in 2024. Fantasy Pros had the Jets as the 8th-ranked defensive and special teams unit in 2023 on their metrics.
New York Jets Defense 2024 Projections
ESPN projections are giving the Jets the fifth-ranked defense and special teams unit in 2024, with the following stat line, 41 Sacks, 15 interceptions, 9 fumble recoveries, and 3 defensive/special teams touchdowns while allowing 323 points and 5,618 yards allowed. Fantasy pros have the Jets defense as the third-ranked unit on their ECR ratings with a projection of 115 points with 48 sacks and 15 interceptions.
The defense should be fresher in 2024 because Aaron Rodgers should see more than four plays under center in 2024. This means the Jets’ defense will be more consistent and more relentless with their coverages and pressure in 2024 causing more havoc for quarterbacks overall. The New York Jets defense is going create a lot of turnover-worthy plays alone because of the pressure from the front four and that talented secondary having that ball-hawking ability on the back end to catch the bad passes thrown by opposing quarterbacks.
Final Thoughts
The New York Jets defense is going to be one of the top defenses drafted in 2024 fantasy drafts especially if the top three of Cleveland, Dallas, and Baltimore in my mind are already gone. All three levels of this defense are great, especially the defensive line. Also, Sauce Gardner will have his best season as a Jet yet, in terms of getting interceptions.
I would draft the Jets defense as the fourth defense off the board, being a great unit to start for most weeks every week as they will create wins especially if you have a stacked lineup around them.
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