RB Khiry Robinson Among Jets' 39 Tryouts

[C Mart]

Jets Begin Rookie Minicamp Practices on Friday Afternoon

Veteran RB Khiry Robinson is going to give it another try for the Jets. The four-year veteran, who broke his leg twice in 2016 and was waived in March, is among the 39 tryout players who are expected to participate at rookie minicamp this weekend.

After three years with the Saints, the 6’0”, 220-pound Robinson signed with the Jets in March of 2016. He rehabbed a broken leg in the offseason and then reinjured the leg vs. the Eagles in the preseason and was waived injured on Sep. 4. He re-signed with the Jets on Dec. 7 and rushed for 22 yards against the Patriots before suffering another reinjury. In 29 career games, Robinson has rushed for 788 yards while averaging 4.1 yards a carry and he has registered eight touchdowns on the ground.

The Jets will have three tryout quarterbacks taking snaps at this weekend’s camp. McLeod Bethel-Thompson is a well-traveled  28-year-old who has had multiple stints with the Dolphins, the 49ers, the Vikings and the Eagles. He also has spent some time with the Patriots and the San Jose SaberCats of Arena Football and the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. The 6’1’”, 218-pound Dane Evans threw for 11,680 yards and 84 touchdowns at Tulsa. After transferring from LSU, Anthony Jennings completed 59.8 percent of his passes for Louisiana-Lafayette last season, throwing for 2,178 yards with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He also ran for 341 yards and nine touchdowns.

First-year punter Ben Turk, a Notre Dame product, is the nephew of three-time Pro Bowler Matt Turk. The latter punted for the Jets in 2002, averaging 41 yards on his 63 punts.

The full list of tryout players by positional group:

Quarterbacks
McLeod Bethel-Thompson (6’3”, 230), Sacramento
Dane Evans (6’1”, 218), Tulsa
Anthony Jennings (6’2”, 231), Louisiana-Lafayette
 

Running Back
Zach Bauman (5’10”, 200), Northern Arizona: First player in Lumberjacks history to rush for 4,000 and 5,000 career yards. 
Shaq Cooper (5’10”, 190), Fort Hays State: Dual threat out of the backfield, ran for 1,441 yards and nine touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore and then had 420 receiving yards and six touchdowns in 2016.
Teriyon Gipson (5’8”, 182), New Mexico: Rushed for 1,269 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season.
Khiry Robinson (6’0”, 220), West Texas A&M
Darius Victor (5’8”, 210), Towson: Toe injury limited Victor to four games his senior year, but he still rushed for more than 3,300 yards at Towson.
 

Wide Receiver
Fred Brown (6’0”, 175), Mississippi State: He was expected to start for the Bulldogs in 2016 after posting 412 yards and three touchdowns on 27 catches, but was dismissed from the school.
Rashard Davis (5’9”, 180), James Madison: Versatile player, who had nine receiving TDs last season, did a little bit of everything in college as he lined up at quarterback and returned kicks as well.
Anthony DiMarsico (5’11”, 175), William Paterson: Jack of all trades as he lined up at QB and WR, and has 493 career rushing yards as well. 
Keevan Lucas (5’10”, 198), Tulsa: First-team All-AAC as a senior, hauled in 81 receptions for 1,180 yards and a career-high 15 touchdowns.

Offensive Line
Chris Bordelon (6’6”, 315), Nicholls State: After sitting out the 2015 season, Bordelon started all 12 games at LT and was aa All-Southland honorable mention. 
Ben Braden (6’6”, 329), Michigan: Two-year starter stayed on the left side as a fifth-year senior, starting four games at LG and making seven starts at LT.
Darrell Brown (6’4”, 305), Louisiana Tech: Started all 13 games at LT in 2015 and was named to second-team All-Conference USA.
Barrett Gouger (6’4”, 308), Vanderbilt: Became the Commodores' full-time center last year after predominantly lining up at RG in 2015.
Brandon Greene (6’5”, 295), Alabama: Appeared in all 15 contests last season, working up front and on special teams.
Kevin Kenton (6’2”, 300), Tennessee State: Played RG last season as the Pirates were the top scoring team in the OVC and averaged 415.1 yards per game. 
Amadou Konte (6’6”, 310), Benedictine: Big offensive tackle from Senegal participated in the Panthers’ rookie minicamp last year. 
Kevin Malloy (6’5”, 280), Albany: East Northport, NY native helped lead John. H. Glenn HS to two championships on Long Island.

Tight End
Tyler Scalzi (6’4”, 238), Texas Tech: Played TE/FB for the Red Raiders and held multiple special teams roles.
Jack Tabb (6’3”, 250), North Carolina: Red Bank, NJ native attended Red Bank Catholic HS. In his senior season at UNC, Tabb caught 21 passes for the Tar Heels with two receiving touchdowns.
Hunter Thurley (6’4”, 249), Mississippi: Appeared in five games in two seasons, racking up 78 yards on four catches. 
 

Defensive Line
Robert Bain (6’3”, 305), Illinois: Started six games at defensive tackle last season and was named Academic All-Big Ten for a fourth time.
Jeremy Faulk (6’2”, 295), Garden City CC: During his pro day, Faulk benched 33 reps of 225 pounds and vertical jumped 31.5 inches.
Shalom Ogbonda (6’4”, 290), Florida Atlantic: Born in London, England, Ogbonda appeared in 46 contests at FAU.
 

Linebacker
Jareid Combs (6’3”, 258), North Texas: Following a transfer from Iowa Central Community College, Combs was a two-year starter for the Mean Green.
Rashad Dillard (6’1”, 255), Troy: Sun Belt Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year had 7.5 sacks in 2016 and eight QB hurries. 
Jevaris Jones (6’1”, 228), Shorter: Tallied 106 tackles last season with 16 coming behind the line of scrimmage. He racked up 6.5 sacks and also ranked sixth in DII with four forced fumbles.
Ja’Boree Poole (6’2”, 250) Southern Mississippi: Sacked fellow Jets tryout Anthony Jennings three times in the first half of the New Orleans Bowl.
 

Cornerback
Donovan Stark (6’0”, 180), Kansas State: Started 31 career games for the Wildcats. Lined up mostly at nickel last year, hauling in three interceptions.
Mark Thomas (6’1”, 205), Southern Connecticut: In his only season with the Owls, Thomas played receiver and caught 19 passes for 230 yards.

Safety
Jordan Bowman (6’0”, 210), California (PA): Had 15 tackles for loss, 26 passes defended and three fumble recoveries in 44 games.
Kivon Coman (6’3”, 195), Mississippi State: Appeared in 49 games with 23 starts, recording three interceptions, 188 tackles and 15 passes defended. 
Dylan Haines (6’1”, 200), Texas: Five-year safety who appeared in 35 games, finishing with 175 tackles, 12 interceptions and 12 passes defended.

Punter
Toby Baker (6’3”, 215), Arkansas: Averaged 43.0 yards per punt for the Razorbacks and had a punt of 50 or more yards in 15 games.
Eric Keena (6’2”, 175), North Texas: Averaged 43.7 yards per punt for the Mean Green and placed 21 inside the 20.
Ben Turk (5’11”, 186), Notre Dame: Had 23 50 yard punts for the Irish and landed 67 inside the 20.
 

Long Snapper
Cole Mazza (6’2”, 235), Alabama: Four-year starter was perfect on all his snaps at ‘Bama.

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on May 05, 2017 at 1:33 PM, updated May 05, 2017 at 1:39 PM

 

 

 

FLORHAM PARK -- The Jets on Friday are beginning their three-day rookie minicamp. 

Here is a look at their roster for this minicamp: 

Jets' rookie minicamp: Who could surprise?

DRAFT PICKS 

33 S Jamal Adams 

26 S Marcus Maye 

53 OLB Dylan Donahue 

34 CB Jeremy Clark 

31 CB Derrick Jones 

18 WR ArDarius Stewart 

6 WR Chad Hansen 

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49 TE Jordan Leggett 

35 RB Elijah McGuire

 

Maye feels sense of urgency

There is an open spot.

UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS 

47 LB Austin Calitro (Villanova) 

38 CB Xavier Coleman (Portland State) 

3 WR/PR Brisly Estime (Syracuse) 

40 FB/TE Anthony Firkser (Harvard) 

61 DL Patrick Gamble (Georgia Tech) 

59 LB Connor Harris (Lindenwood) 

65 OT Javarius Leamon (South Carolina State) 

2 WR Gabe Marks (Washington State)

 

What Jets need to see from Adams, Maye

Here's a look.

PLAYERS PREVIOUSLY ON JETS' ROSTER

57 LB Frank Beltre 

94 DL Brandin Bryant 

43 FB Julian Howsare 

37 CB Bryson Keeton 

1 K Ross Martin 

35 CB John Ojo 

66 DL Claude Pelon 

47 LS Zach Triner 

85 TE Jason Vander Laan

 

3 things to watch at rookie minicamp

Here's what you should keep an eye on as the Jets kick off their 2017 rookie minicamp.

TRYOUT PLAYERS 

72 DL Robert Bain (Illinois) 

37 P Toby Baker (Arkansas) 

27 RB Zach Bauman (Northern Arizona) 

16 QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson (Sacramento) 

62 OL Chris Bordelon (Nicholls State) 

22 S Jordan Bowman (California, Pa.) 

61 OL Ben Braden (Michigan) 

66 OL Darrell Brown (Louisiana Tech) 

5 WR Fred Brown (Mississippi State) 

29 S Kivon Coman (Mississippi State) 

43 LB Jareid Combs (North Texas) 

30 RB Shaq Cooper (Fort Hays State) 

7 WR Rashard Davis (James Madison) 

41 LB Rashad Dillard (Troy) 

15 WR Anthony DiMarsico (William Paterson) 

17 QB Dane Evans (Tulsa) 

63 DL Jeremy Faulk (Garden City Community College) 

32 RB Teriyon Gipson (New Mexico) 

59 OL Barrett Gouger (Vanderbilt) 

75 OL Brandon Greene (Alabama) 

40 S Dylan Haines (Texas) 

11 QB Anthony Jennings (Louisiana-Lafayette) 

49 LB Jevaris Jones (Shorter) 

8 P Eric Keena (North Texas) 

60 OL Kevin Kenton (Tennessee State) 

68 OT Amadou Konte (Benedictine) 

9 WR Keevan Lucas (Tulsa) 

58 OL Kevin Malloy (Albany) 

44 LS Cole Mazza (Alabama) 

64 DL Shalom Ogbonda (Florida Atlantic) 

46 LB Ja'Boree Poole (Southern Mississippi) 

20 RB Khiry Robinson (West Texas A&M) 

42 TE Tyler Scalzi (Texas Tech) 

10 CB Donovan Stark (Kansas State) 

45 TE Jack Tabb (North Carolina) 

14 CB Mark Thomas (Southern Connecticut) 

48 TE Hunter Thurley (Mississippi) 

14 P Ben Turk (Notre Dame) 

21 RB Darius Victor (Towson) 

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[section314]

CMART.....two observations from this list. 1) Braden or Gouger have realistic shot to make some noise at C . 2) three punters?   Not very happy with Edwards?

[Warfish]

Turk for Punter 2017 

[C Mart]

12 minutes ago, section314 said:

CMART.....two observations from this list. 1) Braden or Gouger have realistic shot to make some noise at C . 2) three punters?   Not very happy with Edwards?

section: sorry. I'm not familiar with either.  Not sure why 3 punters..that is strange

[C Mart]

New York Jets‏ @nyjets  

Bowles on RB Khiry Robinson being a tryout: "Wanted to see where he is physically...We’re just kicking all the tires & seeing where he is."

[section314]

3 minutes ago, C Mart said:

section: sorry. I'm not familiar with either.  Not sure why 3 punters..that is strange

Braden...2 yr. starter for Harbough, all on left side. Last year started 4 games at LG, rest at LT.  Bet they will work him at center.  Gouger was full time C for Vandy last year, started at G year before. I know you disagree with me on this, just can't see Jets being comfortable with Johnson at the position.

[C Mart]

25 minutes ago, section314 said:

Braden...2 yr. starter for Harbough, all on left side. Last year started 4 games at LG, rest at LT.  Bet they will work him at center.  Gouger was full time C for Vandy last year, started at G year before. I know you disagree with me on this, just can't see Jets being comfortable with Johnson at the position.

Nothing wrong w/taking a look..Never know

[Gas2No99]

3 things to watch at Jets rookie minicamp

Football is back. 

Kind of. 

The Jets will hold their first of three rookie minicamp practices this afternoon. Their nine newly-drafted prospects, a few undrafted guys and other tryout players will take part in a little on-field work. It's a way for coaches to get the rookies acclimated to NFL life before the veterans join them for organized team activities in a couple of weeks. 

These workouts don't mean much. Most of the guys on the field won't have jobs in a week. But it is the first football activity for the Jets since December. 

What should you keep an eye on? Here are three things:

Where do the safeties line up? Marcus Gilchrist is out of the picture. Odds are, Calvin Pryor will soon follow. That leaves Marcus Maye and Jamal Adams as (likely) the odds-on favorites to be the free and strong safeties respectively.

Both guys are rookies. Both guys will be at rookie camp. These next three days will be head coach Todd Bowles' first chance to line them up. 

There are some questions on whether Maye will see the field during camp. He's still recovering recovered from a broken arm. It'll still be worth watching how Bowles plays them. This is a rare situation. Usually, you'll have one (if that) unquestioned starter at rookie camp. The Jets will have both their starting safeties. 

Will any playmakers stand out? Robbie Anderson will be one of the Jets' starting receivers this year. Last year, he was a little-known undrafted rookie from Temple. He first burst onto the scene at rookie minicamp. 

You can't take much from these three practices regarding catches or interceptions. Most of the guys on the field are tryout players who won't have jobs in a week, or undrafted rookies who won't see the field in the regular season. To see the guys who can actually play, you need to look at the little things. 

Anderson would make a catch on a slant ... then outrun the entire defense by 10-15 yards. That's something to take note of. Undrafted rookie wideout Brisly Estime could make a similar impact. He was a dynamic player in college (18.1 yards per punt return). The Jets could use someone of his skillset. 

Surprise tryouts? The Jets have given some interesting guys a workout at rookie camp. Running back Terron Beckham (Odell's cousin) was there last year. Tight endMike Flacco (Joe's brother) and receiver A.J. Jenkins (former 49ers first-round pick) the year before.

The Jets haven't released their official rookie camp roster yet. It likely won't be handed out to the media until moments before the locker room opens on Friday. History says there should be some interesting names. 

[Sarge4Tide]

I really like the OLB from N Texas - Jareid Combs  - he's my surprise  pick to make the roster or at least go to the last cut 

[HessStation]

The LS from Bama sounds like a keeper. 

[Savage69]

18 hours ago, Warfish said:

Turk for Punter 2017 

If he gets cut in camp would the Turk cut the Turk??

[C Mart]

Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73)

5/7/17, 5:23 PM

#Jets have signed a pair of tryout offensive linemen: Benjamin Braden and Chris Bordelon. They released LS Zach Triner and T Donald Hawkins.

 

[Tinstar]

27 minutes ago, C Mart said:

Dennis Waszak Jr. (@DWAZ73)

5/7/17, 5:23 PM

#Jets have signed a pair of tryout offensive linemen: Benjamin Braden and Chris Bordelon. They released LS Zach Triner and T Donald Hawkins.

 

Good to see Ben Braden  getting a shot . He started for Michigan at LT  but I think he could make a solid RT prospect .

[C Mart]

9 minutes ago, Tinstar said:

Good to see Ben Braden  getting a shot . He started for Michigan at LT  but I think he could make a solid RT prospect .

Possibly a move inside?

http://www.maizenbrew.com/platform/amp/2017/4/24/15388526/michigan-football-2017-nfl-draft-profile-ben-braden

[Tinstar]

35 minutes ago, C Mart said:

Possibly a move inside?

http://www.maizenbrew.com/platform/amp/2017/4/24/15388526/michigan-football-2017-nfl-draft-profile-ben-braden

Good find and better read . Thanks .