Jets Sign 4 More to Reserve/Future Contracts; Positions emphasize on up front blocking

[UnknownJetFan]

Jets Sign 4 More to Reserve/Future Contracts; Positions emphasize on up front blocking as shown from all OL/TE positions below with link:

http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/article-9/Jets-Sign-4-More-to-ReserveFuture-Contracts/4e404fe4-8a05-4bcc-8f9e-9e8e4aafb891

 

Updated, 5:00 p.m. ET

The Jets have signed four more free agents to reserve/future contracts, including offensive lineman Lawrence Okoye, the British discus record holder who was with the Green & White the last two months of the season, and former Giants drafted tight end Adrien Robinson.

Here are capsules on the four signees:

 

OL Lawrence Okoye (6'6", 304), no college — Okoye, who played junior rugby union and threw the discus in Great Britain, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent defensive lineman with San Francisco after the 2013 draft. He spent '13 on injured reserve and '14 on the 49ers' practice squad before being released last August. He was on the Cardinals' practice squad for another six weeks, was released, then was signed Nov. 13 as an offensive lineman to the Jets' practice squad.

 

T Jesse Davis (6'6", 309), Idaho — Davis began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent out of Idaho with Seattle last year. He was waived by the Seahawks last August and didn't re-sign with any team during the year.

 

TE Adrien Robinson (6'4", 264), Cincinnati — Robinson was selected in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Giants. He played in 19 games with one start from 2012-14 and totaled five catches for 50 yards and one touchdown. Robinson was a final cut by the Giants last year and didn't re-sign with any team during the season.

 

G Craig Watts (6'3", 344), West Texas A&M — Watts was signed as an undrafted free agent by San Diego after the 2014 draft. Since then he was involved in 10 transactions, all with the Chargers, usually involving the practice squad. He was active for one game in those two seasons, the Bears-Chargers Monday night game this past Nov. 9, but didn't play, was waived the next day, then re-signed to San Diego's practice squad two days later.

 

 

Posted this since it hit me that the theme on these transactions could mirror the draft to some degree and the Jets thinking may be that to take the next step and become dominating, the OL/TE blocking would be one of the main areas to improve with depth, youth, etc. Obviously 2 other areas are going to need to be LBs inside and outside that have the speed to cover and rush, and PR/KR for STs plus some better cover men on STs. If Jets improve in these areas they should be even better next year building on what occurred in 2015. I left out RB since like great Blocking teams of the past I have seen, they had average backs since any RB can run well when the blocking is that solid. We can pickup RB in FA and the draft that are decent and fill those positions since it appears Ivory and Ridley probably won't be back. 

[AFJF]

Somewhat similar to what they did in pre-season...started camp with 14-15 O-linemen IIRC.

[Sarge4Tide]

UPDATED ROSTER

 

TOTAL - 77

OFFENSE - 37

 Quarterback - 3
 14 - Ryan Fitzpatrick 6'2" 223 Harvard  
 7 - Geno Smith 6'2" 221 WVU  
 9 - Bryce Petty 6'3" 230 Baylor  

 Running Back - 4
 33 - Chris Ivory 6'0" 222 Tiffin
 29 - Bilal Powell 5'11" 207 Louisville
 22 - Stevan Ridley 5'11" 220 LSU 
 38 - Zac Stacey 5'8" 224 Vanderbilt  (INJURED RESERVE 2015)

 Fullback / H Back - 1
 40 - Tommy Bohanon 6'0" 245 Wake Forest 

 Tight End - 6
 85 - Jeff Cumberland 6'4" 249 Illinois
 47 - Kellen Davis 6'7" 265 Michigan State 
 88 - Jace Amaro 6'5" 265 Texas Tech (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 44 - Zach Sudfield 6'7" 260 Nevada (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 82 - Brandon Bostick 6'3" 250 Penn State (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 86 - Wes Saxton 6'4" 235 South Alabama (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 xx - Adrien Robinson 6'4" 264 Cincinnati (Free Agent / Future Contract)

 Wide Receiver - 8
 15 - Brandon Marshall 6'4" 230 Central Florida 
 87 - Eric Decker 6'3" 214 Minnesota
 81 - Quincy Enunwa 6'2" 225 Nebraska
 10 - Kenbrell Thompkins 6'0" 195 Cincinnati
 11 - Jeremy Kerley 5'10 190 TCU
 84 - Devin Smith 6'0" 196 Ohio State (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 14 - Chris Owusu 6'0" 200 Stanford (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 18 - Joe Anderson 6'1"196 Texas Southern  (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)

 Offensive Line - 13
 74 - Nick Mangold 6'4" 305 Ohio State (C)
 60 - D'Brickashaw Ferguson 6'6" 310 Virginia (T)
 68 - Breno Giacomini 6'7" 318 Louisville (T)
 77 - James Carpenter 6'5 321 Alabama (G)  
 67 - Brian Winters 6'4" 320 (G)
 66 - Willie Colon 6'3" 315 Hofstra (G) (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 70 - Dakota Dozier 6'4" 313 Furman (G/T)
 76 - Wesley Johnson 6'5" 297 (C/G) 
 71 - Ben Ijalana 6'4" 322 Villanova (T/G)
 79 - Brent Qvale 6'7 315 Nebraska (T)
 64 - Jarvis Harrison 6'4" 330 Texas A+M (G) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 xx - Lawrence Okoye 6'6" 304 No College (G/T) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 xx - Jesse Davis 6'6" 309 Idaho (T) (Free Agent / Future Contract)
 xx - Craig Watts 6'3" 344 West Texas A+M (G)(Free Agent / Future Contract)

 DEFENSE - 36

 Defensive Line - 8
 96 - Muhammad Wilkerson 6'4" 315 Temple  (DT/DE)
 91 - Sheldon Richardson 6'3" 294 Missouri (DT/DE) 
 94 - Damon Harrison 6'4" 350 William Penn  (DT)
 92 - Leonard Williams 6'5 300 USC (DE/DT)
 78 - Leger Douzable 6'4" 305 Central Florida  (DT/DE) 
 72 - Stephen Bowen 6'5" 300 Hofstra (DE) 
 95 - Deon Simon 6'4" 330 Northwest St LA  (DT)
 53 - Matt Catapano 6'4" 270 Princeton (DE) (INJURED RESERVE 2015) 

 Linebacker - 12
 52 - David Harris 6'2" 245 Michigan
 56 - Demario Davis 6'2" 235 Arkansas State
 97 - Calvin Pace 6'4" 265 Wake Forest
 57 - Trevor Reilly 6'5" 245 Utah
 54 - Jamari Lattimore 6'2" 229 MTSU 
 55 - Lorenzo Mauldin 6'4" 259 Louisville 
 58 - Erin Henderson 6'3" 244 Maryland 
 95 - Josh Martin 6'3" 245 Columbia
 49 - Taiwan Jones 6'3" 252 Michigan State
 50 - Deion Barnes 6'4" 255 Penn State (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 59 - Julian Howsare 6'3" 255 Clarion (FB/LB) (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 51 - Julian Stanford 6'1" 230 Wagner (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)

 Cornerback - 9
 24 - Darrelle Revis 5'11" 198 Pitt  
 41 - Buster Skrine 5'9" 185 Tennessee-Chattanooga  
 31 - Antonio Cromartie 6'2" 210 Florida State  
 22 - Marcus Williams 5'11" 195 North Dakota State
 27 - Dee Milliner 6-0 201 Alabama
 43 - Dexter McDougle 5'10" 196 Maryland 
 30 - Darrin Walls 6'0" 190 Notre Dame
 XX - Kendall James 6'0" 180 Maine (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)
 32 - Kevin Short 6'2" 185 Ft Scott CC (2015 PRACTICE SQUAD)

 Safety - 7
 25 - Calvin Pryor 5'11" 207 Louisville
 21 - Marcus Gilchrist 5'10 198 Clemson 
 45 - Rontez Miles 6'1" 210 California (PA)
 34 - Dion Bailey 6'0" 211 USC
 42 - Ronald Martin 6'2" 220 LSU
 39 - Antonio Allen 6'0" 210 South Carolina (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 37 - Jaiquawn Jarrett 6'0" 196 Temple (INJURED RESERVE 2015)

 SPECIAL TEAMS - 4

 Punter - 1
 1 - Ryan Quigley 6'3" 188 Boston College

 Kicker - 2
 2 - Nick Folk 6'2" 222 Arizona (INJURED RESERVE 2015)
 8 - Randy Bullock 5'9" 206 TAMU

 Long Snapper -1
 46 - Tanner Purdum 6'3" 275 

[JohnnyLV]

Wasn't Owusu waived/inkured?

[Sarge4Tide]

Wasn't Owusu waived/inkured?

He's listed on the official Jets roster as being on injured reserve 

[flgreen]

Wasn't Owusu waived/inkured?

I wouldn't count on Owusu being back.  He is a real smart kid, and has had several serious concussions.  He can make good money in the real world.  He should do it.

 

Shame to, i liked him as a player, and had world class speed.

[pointman]

Ridley and Stacy need to go yesterday.

[JohnnyLV]

I wouldn't count on Owusu being back.  He is a real smart kid, and has had several serious concussions.  He can make good money in the real world.  He should do it.

 

Shame to, i liked him as a player, and had world class speed.

I actually prefer that he never play again. I really like him as a player, but I do not want to see him die out there and with his history that could realistically happen.