New York Jets defensive team

July 14, 2010 @ 17:40:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Cory J. Bonini

New York Jets | defensive team/special teams

2010 Projected NFL/Fantasy Football Statistics

Score Allwd	Off Pts Allwd	Tot Def TD	Tot Spec Tm TD	Fum TD	Int TD	Int	Fum Rec	Pass TD Allwd	Rush TD Allwd	Def Scks
306	290	4	2	1	1	16	13	18	12	38

Pros: The Jets allowed the fewest total yards (252.3) and passing yards (153.7) per game last year. Head coach Rex Ryan is a defensive mastermind, and they added Antonio Cromartie to help shore up their secondary. Kris Jenkins (knee) is one of the best interior linemen, when healthy. Jason Taylor was also added to rush from the outside linebacker position.

Cons: As lauded as they might be, this team didn't help a ton in the fantasy categories. They finished with just 32.0 sacks, tied for 18th, and picked off only 17 passes, tied for 13th. Jenkins is a huge injury question mark, and shutdown corner Darrelle Revis is threatening to hold out.

Fantasy tip: The Jets are going at the end of the eighth round. That's far too early to be selecting your top defense. If they fall, snap them up as a No. 1 D, but only do so if it's the 13th round or later, which is highly unlikely. 

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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