2020 New York Jets season

The 2020 season is the New York Jets' 51st in the National Football League, their 61st overall, and their second under head coach Adam Gase. The team will attempt to improve upon their 7–9 record from 2019 and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

2020 New York Jets season
Head coach	Adam Gase
General manager	Joe Douglas
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
Home field	MetLife Stadium
Uniform

On July 20, 2020 the Jets confirmed that their home games would take place behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1]

Roster Changes

Free Agents

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2020 Team	Date signed	Contract
WR	Robby Anderson	Carolina Panthers	April 1[2]	2 years, $20.000 million
OT	Kelvin Beachum	Arizona Cardinals
CB	Maurice Canady	Dallas Cowboys	March 18[3]	1 year, $1.250 million
OG	Tom Compton	San Francisco 49ers	April 3[4]	1 year, $2.750 million
DE	Brandon Copeland	New England Patriots	March 22[5]	1 year, $1.048 million
P	Lac Edwards
QB	David Fales	New York Jets	April 23[6]	1 year, $0.910 million
ILB	Neville Hewitt	New York Jets	March 25[7]	1 year, $2.000 million
OLB	Jordan Jenkins	New York Jets	April 23[8]	1 year, $5.000 million
C	Ryan Kalil
ILB	Albert McClellan
FS	Rontez Miles
RB	Ty Montgomery	New Orleans Saints	May 15[9]	1 year, $1.048 million
RB	Bilal Powell
OT	Brent Qvale	Houston Texans	March 20[10]	1 year, $1.048 million
OT	Brandon Shell	Seattle Seahawks	March 24[11]	2 years, $9.000 million
QB	Trevor Siemian
WR	Demaryius Thomas
OLB	Paul Worrilow

Restricted

Position	Player	2020 Team	Date signed	Contract
ILB	James Burgess	New York Jets	April 7[12]	1 year, $0.925 million
CB	Arthur Maulet	New York Jets	March 20[13]	TBC

Exclusive-Rights

Position	Player	2020 Team	Date signed[14]	Contract
ILB	B. J. Bello	New York Jets	April 23	1 year, $0.645 million
K	Sam Ficken	New York Jets	April 23	1 year, $0.495 million
OT	Leo Koloamatangi	New York Jets	April 23	1 year, $0.645 million
LB	Frankie Luvu	New York Jets	April 23	1 year, $0.645 million

Signings

Position	Player	2019 Team	Date signed	Contract
OG	Josh Andrews	Indianapolis Colts	April 2[15]	1 year, $1.048 million
CB	Pierre Desir	Indianapolis Colts	April 2[16]	1 year, $3.750 million
OT	George Fant	Seattle Seahawks	April 23[17]	3 years, $27.300 million
C	Connor McGovern	Denver Broncos	March 30[18]	3 years, $27.000 million
ILB	Patrick Onwuasor	Baltimore Ravens	April 6[19]	1 year, $2.000 million
WR	Breshad Perriman	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	April 1[20]	1 year, $6.500 million
OG	Greg Van Roten	Carolina Panthers	April 2[21]	3 years, $10.500 million
RB	Frank Gore	Buffalo Bills	May 5[22]	1 year, $1.050 million
QB	Joe Flacco	Denver Broncos	May 22[23]	1 year, $1.500 million

Releases

Position	Player	2020 Team	Date released
CB	Trumaine Johnson		March 18[24]
CB	Darryl Roberts	Detroit Lions	March 21[25]
WR	Quincy Enunwa		August 3[26]

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 New York Jets Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Mekhi Becton	OT	Louisville
2	59	Denzel Mims	WR	Baylor	from Seattle Seahawks
3	68	Ashtyn Davis	FS	California	from New York Giants
	79	Jabari Zuniga	DE	Florida
4	120	Lamical Perine	RB	Florida
	125	James Morgan	QB	Florida International	from New England Patriots
	129	Cameron Clark	OT	Charlotte	from New England Patriots
5	158	Bryce Hall	CB	Virginia
6	191	Braden Mann	P	Texas A&M

Pre-Draft Trades

• The Jets traded defensive end Leonard Williams to the New York Giants in exchange for a 2020 third-round selection and a conditional fifth-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft.[27]
• The Jets traded a seventh-round selection to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for guard Alex Lewis.[28]

In-Draft Trades

• The Jets traded a second-round selection (48th) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a second- and a third-round selection (59th and 101st).[29]
• The New York Jets traded a third-round selection (101st) to the New England Patriots in exchange for two fourth-round selections (125th and 129th) and a 2021 sixth-round selection.[30]
• The Jets traded their sixth-round selection (211th) to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for CB Quincy Wilson.[31]

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College	Source
Sterling Johnson	DL	Coastal Carolina	[32]
Domenique Davis	DL	UNC Pembroke	[33]
Lamar Jackson	CB	Nebraska	[34]
Javelin Guidry	CB	Utah	[35]
Bryce Huff	LB	Memphis	[36]
Lawrence Cager	WR	Georgia	[37]
Jared Hilbers	OT	Washington	[38]
Shyheim Carter	S	Alabama	[39]
George Campbell	WR	West Virginia	[40]

Staff

New York Jets staff

	Front office Owner – Woody Johnson Chairman/CEO – Christopher Johnson President – Hymie Elhai General Manager – Joe Douglas Assistant General Manager – Rex Hogan Senior Director, Football Administration – Dave Socie Director of Player Personnel – Chad Alexander Director of College Scouting – Jon Carr Head coaches Head Coach – Adam Gase Assistant Head Coach Offense/Wide Receivers – Shawn Jefferson Assistant Head Coach Defense/Inside Linebackers – Frank Bush Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Dowell Loggains Running Backs – Jim Bob Cooter Tight Ends – John Dunn Offensive Line – Frank Pollack Assistant Offensive Line – Derek Frazier Offensive Assistant – Bo Hardegree Offensive Assistant – Hines Ward Offensive Assistant – Todd Washington			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Gregg Williams Defensive Line – Andre Carter Senior Defensive Assistant/Outside Linebackers – Joe Vitt Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dennard Wilson Assistant Defensive Backs – Leigh Torrence Defensive Assistant – Mack Brown Defensive Assistant – Chip Vaughn Defensive Assistant – Blake Williams Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Brant Boyer Assistant Special Teams – Jeff Hammerschmidt Strength and conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Justus Galac Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Aaron McLaurin and Joe Giacobbe → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster

New York Jets roster

Quarterbacks 14 Sam Darnold  3 David Fales  4 James Morgan  8 Mike White Running backs 36 Josh Adams 26 Le'Veon Bell 38 Kenneth Dixon 25 Frank Gore 22 La'Mical Perine Wide receivers 10 Braxton Berrios  1 Lawrence Cager  6 George Campbell 86 Jehu Chesson 82 Jamison Crowder 83 Josh Malone 11 Denzel Mims 19 Breshad Perriman 16 Jeff Smith 17 Vyncint Smith Tight ends -- Connor Davis 89 Chris Herndon 43 Ross Travis 85 Trevon Wesco		Offensive linemen 68 Josh Andrews C 77 Mekhi Becton T 72 Cameron Clark T 75 Chuma Edoga T 76 George Fant T 78 Jonotthan Harrison C 79 Jared Hilbers T 71 Alex Lewis G 64 Brad Lundblade C 69 Conor McDermott T 60 Connor McGovern C 61 Jimmy Murray C 62 Greg Van Roten G Defensive linemen 96 Henry Anderson DE 94 Folorunso Fatukasi NT 56 John Franklin-Myers DE 66 Sterling Johnson DE 91 Bronson Kaufusi DE 65 Corbin Kaufusi DE 99 Steve McLendon NT 98 Kyle Phillips DE 97 Nathan Shepherd DE 55 Jordan Willis DE 95 Quinnen Williams DE		Linebackers 93 Tarell Basham OLB 49 B. J. Bello ILB 58 James Burgess ILB 53 Blake Cashman ILB 46 Neville Hewitt ILB 47 Bryce Huff OLB 48 Jordan Jenkins OLB 44 Harvey Langi OLB 50 Frankie Luvu OLB 51 Patrick Onwuasor ILB 92 Jabari Zuniga OLB Defensive backs 31 Blessuan Austin CB 45 Shyheim Carter S 32 Ashtyn Davis S 35 Pierre Desir CB 41 Matthias Farley FS 40 Javelin Guidry CB 21 Nate Hairston CB 39 Bennett Jackson SS 36 Lamar Jackson CB 23 Arthur Maulet CB 20 Marcus Maye FS 30 Bradley McDougald FS 34 Brian Poole CB 27 Quincy Wilson CB Special teams  9 Sam Ficken K 42 Thomas Hennessy LS  2 Brett Maher K  7 Braden Mann P				Active/Reserve lists 15 Josh Bellamy WR (PUP) 87 Daniel Brown TE (Active/NF-Inj.) 35 Kyron Brown CB (PUP) 18 Josh Doctson WR (Opt-out)  5 Joe Flacco QB (Active/PUP) 84 Ryan Griffin TE (Active/PUP) 37 Bryce Hall CB (COVID-19) 63 Leo Koloamatangi C (Opt-out) 57 C. J. Mosley ILB (Opt-out) 54 Avery Williamson ILB (Active/PUP) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 16, 2020 Depth chart • Transactions 80 active, 6 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
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Preseason cancellation

The Jets' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[41]

Regular season

Schedule

The Jets' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[41]

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Buffalo Bills			New Era Field	CBS
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			MetLife Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	4:05 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	October 1	8:20 p.m.	Denver Broncos			MetLife Stadium	NFLN
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			MetLife Stadium	Fox
6	October 18	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	CBS
7	October 25	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			MetLife Stadium	CBS
8	November 1	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
9	November 9	8:15 p.m.	New England Patriots			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
10	November 15	4:05 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
11	Bye
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			MetLife Stadium	CBS
13	December 6	1:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			MetLife Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	4:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	CBS
15	December 19 or 20	TBD	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	TBD
16	December 26 or 27	TBD	Cleveland Browns			MetLife Stadium	TBD
17	January 3	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• All Jets games are available to listen to on ESPN 98.7 and the New York Jets radio network.
• Week 4's TNF game against Denver and week 9's MNF game against New England will be simulcast locally in New York on a network TBA at a later date.
• As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Weeks 15 and 16, the date, time, and network for those two games will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[42]

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External links

• Official website