New York Jets: Biggest 2019 NFL Draft needs after Week 5
2. Wide Receiver
All four of the Jets top wide receivers are free agents come the end of 2018. Quincy Enunwa, Terrelle Pryor and Jermaine Kearse are all unrestricted free agents, while Robby Anderson is a restricted free agent.
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It’s not feasible to sign all four of them back, even with the cap space the Jets are expected to have. They can tender Anderson, which will garner them a draft pick if they lose him to another team. That said, it may not be worth it to bring him back, because according to NFL.com’s Next Gen Stats, defenses are averaging 7.3 yards of cushion for Anderson so far, and he’s only getting 2.6 yards of separation.
He’s supposed to be the deep threat. Despite his speed, the lack of ability to separate poses no threat to the defense. He has his moments, but clearly, he’s inconsistent.
The Jets should re-sign Enunwa. If they do, they need a complementary part for him on the other side to give them a good tandem of receivers and take pressure off Enunwa so his production can stay where it is (9.8 YAC/Reception). They don’t need that “No. 1” guy, but they need a guy who can be a consistent deep threat and even a guy who can occasionally be a threat to catch and run on the quick hitting throws.