It's not all bad: 10 Jets players who are standing out through 3 games

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It's not all bad: 10 Jets players who are standing out through 3 games
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Yes, the Jets are under fire after losing two games in a row. But the season is still young, and these players can help turn things around.

in 2021. He arrived as an athletic but raw player and has developed into one of the best playmakers on the Jets defense. He’s never been better than through the first three games of this season — PFF grades him as the fourth-best linebacker.Williams signed a three-year deal worth $18 million this offseason despite interest around the league.

“Guys can go one or two ways and he’s gone the way of: ‘I want to become even better. I want to become the best linebacker in this league,’” Ulbrich said. “And you’re seeing signs of that, you’re seeing moments of that where he can definitely be in that conversation.” He’s second among all linebackers in stops and has only one missed tackle, after 17 last year. But his biggest area of improvement has been in coverage, where he ranks as PFF’s best coverage linebacker to play at least 100 snaps. He’s allowed 18 catches on 24 targets, but only 5.7 yards per reception with two pass breakups and no touchdowns allowed.Few pass rushers in the NFL have made more of limited opportunities the last couple of years than Huff.

Huff has yet to get home for any sacks but he does have three quarterback hits and, per ESPN, ranks 10th among edge rushers in pass rush win rate.He plays more than Huff, but still only 40 percent of the defensive snaps — and he’s made the most of them. Clemons forced a fumble in Week 1 against the Bills and ESPN ranks him sixth in run stop win rate among edge rushers, getting 13 wins in 36 plays.

He has the ability to shuffle inside, though he’s almost exclusively played defensive end. The Jets value him enough at this point that he’s played more than evenCB

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