Glenn Naughton

When you sit down to do a write up on the pre-camp New York Jets 90-man roster, a few things jump out at you that you may have been aware of before, but never really considered until you take a good long look at it. And one thing that caught our attention was the number of young, talented cornerbacks with tons of potential suiting up for Aaron Glenn on Sundays.

Projecting the Jets 53-man roster before a preseason snap has taken place is a little bit like playing darts in the dark with a blindfold on, but we'll see if we can hit a few bullseyes.

With rookies and veterans all checked in at 1 Jets Drive, we’re now just hours away from the New York Jets first practice of the 2026 season getting under way. JetNation will be present for every practice with wall to wall coverage for every session.

With Jets training camp in full swing, fans are understandably excited to hear about how many of the Jets new acquisitions are performing. And why wouldn’t they be? The Jets have added some very high ceiling young players such as David Bailey, Omar Cooper Jr, Kenyon Sadiq, D’Angelo Ponds and Kingsley Enagbare to name a few.

It’s only day two of training camp and the pads have yet to come on, but Jets fans will certainly like what they’re hearing about rookie quarterback Cade Klubnik. The fourth-round pick out of Clemson was cited multiple times by those on hand as throwing some impressive passes throughout the day.

The Jets have made a move at the bottom of the defensive tackle depth chart by signing undrafted free agent Ben Barten after parting ways with rookie long snapper Garrison Grimes.

https://youtu.be/P_qGDhPf8CU?si=2ElGwZJ3-Zuc7SKz Shaking off what wasn't such a great day during the previous session, Jets quarterback Geno Smith and the offense responded by completely dominating day three of practice. Of course this was a padless practice, but there were still many encouraging performances. - Geno Smith didn't have a single pass attempt hit the ground. As Shane Sullivan (@SullyJN_) said after practice, Smith would go a perfect 11-for-11 during full team drills and 4-for-4 during 7-on-7 periods. https://twitter/PolymarketBlitz/status/2083753586799030287 - Wide receiver AD Mitchell continues to impress, making a leaping contested catch going up against Brandon Stephens. Mitchell also found the end

After Jets quarterback Geno Smith went a perfect 15-15 against his own defense in the team’s previous session, things didn’t go nearly as well on the first day of padded practices at 1 Jets Drive. According to those in attendance, Smith was sloppy from the outset and never really settling in.

Some bad news out of New York Jets camp as rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq was noticeably absent just a day after head coach Aaron Glenn said that his missed practice the previous day was planned. It was part of a “maintenance program” after having hernia surgery according to Glenn.

The first week of Jets training camp is in the books and there have been a few standout performers worth noting among both starters and backups. We’ll know more once the Jets open up their preseason schedule on August 15th against the Bucs, but let’s take a look at a handful of players who are making waves now.