Below you will find our 2018 fantasy football projections for the New York Jets.
Quarterbacks
| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | FL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 338.7 | 216.8 | 2439 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 28.3 | 101.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 159.75 |
| The ideal bridge quarterback, McCown will enter training camp as the starter and that should carry over to Week 1. McCown threw twice as many touchdowns (18) as interceptions (nine) last season and added five rushing scores. Before getting hurt in Week 14, McCown finished as a top-seven weekly fantasy quarterback in five of his previous seven starts. While he's not worth drafting in standard-sized leagues, he does have some appeal as a QB to stream. | ||||||||||
| Sam Darnold | 145.9 | 86.1 | 992 | 5 | 4.4 | 16.2 | 56.7 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 61.15 |
| Regardless of whether the Browns or Giants made a mistake by passing on Darnold, the Jets pounced on the opportunity to draft the top-rated quarterback prospect. At least to begin training camp, Darnold will begin third on the depth chart behind McCown and Teddy Bridgewater. Ultimately, I expect the 21-year-old quarterback to get a start or two, but he won't be fantasy-relevant in standard one-QB leagues in 2018. | ||||||||||
| Teddy Bridgewater | 36.5 | 23 | 263 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4 | 16.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 16.56 |
More Fantasy Football QB Resources:
- 2018 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
- 2018 Fantasy Football QB Strength of Schedule
- Fantasy Football Scoring Leaders - QBs
Running Backs
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | FL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 196.7 | 836 | 4.7 | 14.6 | 112.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 121.24 |
| Only 25 years old, Crowell signed a three-year deal in free agency with the Jets this offseason. With 850-plus rushing yards in each of the past two seasons, Crowell does not necessarily get an offensive upgrade with his new club and I expect similar production in 2018. | ||||||||
| Elijah McGuire | 65.9 | 276.8 | 1.6 | 25.8 | 232.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 66.1 |
| Manish Mehta of the NY Daily News writes that McGuire is "expected to be Gang Green’s third-down back this season." And he passes along this quote from RBs coach Stump Mitchell: "I’ll tell you who I see Eli as — and he’s in the Hall of Fame. Eli has the skill set to be a LaDainian Tomlinson if he was given that opportunity. That’s not what presents itself to him at this particular point in time. But skill set, he can do it all. He can catch. He can run. He can run routes as a receiver. He just happens to be here … and I’m glad we got him." | ||||||||
| Bilal Powell | 64.6 | 277.8 | 1.9 | 21.5 | 154.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 55.46 |
| Powell carried the ball 178 times for 772 yards, both of which are career highs, but he only had five receptions in the team's final eight games. With the team signing Crowell to handle early-down touches and the team talking up Elijah McGuire, Powell's 2018 role is uncertain. | ||||||||
| Thomas Rawls | 23.4 | 91.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 32.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 15.59 |
| Trenton Cannon | 2.4 | 10.6 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.99 |
| Dimitri Flowers | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.6 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
More Fantasy Football RB Resources:
- 2018 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
- 2018 Fantasy Football RB Strength of Schedule
- Fantasy Football Scoring Leaders - RBs
Wide Receivers
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | FL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Anderson | 56.2 | 814.9 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 19.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 112.65 |
| While his legal matters may now be resolved, Anderson could face league discipline from his off-field issues. In terms of on-field production, he had a career season (63/941/7) and was especially productive from Weeks 7 to 13. During that six-game span, Anderson had 100-plus yards and/or a touchdown every week and posted a 31/525/6 line. | ||||||||
| Jermaine Kearse | 45.4 | 567.5 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 77.95 |
| Kearse either set or tied career highs across the board with 65 catches for 810 yards and five touchdowns to finish as fantasy's WR30 (WR26 in PPR) last season. It'd be unreasonable to expect a repeat performance, but nobody expected that production from him in 2017 either. | ||||||||
| Quincy Enunwa | 40.4 | 593.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 75.99 |
| Enunwa led the team in receiving in 2016 (58/857/4), but he missed all of 2017 with a neck injury. There's a chance that he leads the team in receiving in 2018 if he could stay healthy. | ||||||||
| Terrelle Pryor | 37.6 | 503.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 64.58 |
| Few players were a bigger fantasy disappointment in 2017. Putting up a 1,000-yard season in his first year as a full-time receiver with a poor quarterback situation, Pryor managed just 20/240/1 when playing with Kirk Cousins last season. Pryor blames last year's disappointment on his ankle, but his range of outcomes for 2018 is incredibly wide. | ||||||||
| Chad Hansen | 23.3 | 284.3 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 37.83 |
| Andre Roberts | 1.9 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.68 |
| ArDarius Stewart | 1.4 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 |
More Fantasy Football WR Resources:
- 2018 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
- 2018 Fantasy Football WR Strength of Schedule
- Fantasy Football Scoring Leaders - WRs
Tight Ends
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | FL | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Herndon | 13.3 | 153 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 22.3 |
| Clive Walford | 14.7 | 135.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.72 |
| Eric Tomlinson | 8.4 | 92.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.04 |
| Jordan Leggett | 6.2 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.42 |
More Fantasy Football TE Resources:
- 2018 Fantasy Football TE Rankings
- 2018 Fantasy Football TE Strength of Schedule
- Fantasy Football Scoring Leaders - TEs
