New York Jets Projected 2016 Depth Chart & Personnel Packages After NFL Draft

Defensive Depth Chart

3-4 Base:

• LDE: Muhammad Wilkerson, Jarvis Jenkins, Julian Howsare, Lawrence Okoye
• NT: Steve McLendon, Deon Simon
• RDE: Sheldon Richardson, Leonard Williams, Josh Martin
• LOLB: Trevor Reilly, Jordan Jenkins, Julian Stanford
• LILB: David Harris, Bruce Carter, Taiwan Jones
• RILB: Erin Henderson, Darron Lee
• ROLB: Lorenzo Mauldin, Deion Barnes
• CB1: Darrelle Revis, Dee Milliner, Dexter McDougle, Kendall James
• CB2: Buster Skrine, Marcus Williams, Juston Burris, Kevin Short, Darryl Morris
• FS: Marcus Gilchrist, Rontez Miles, Ronald Martin
• SS: Calvin Pryor, Dion Bailey

4-3 Base:

• LDE: Muhammad Wilkerson, Jarvis Jenkins, Julian Howsare, Lawrence Okoye
• LDT: Leonard Williams, Steve McLendon, Deon Simon
• RDT: Sheldon Richardson, Josh Martin
• RDE: Lorenzo Mauldin, Jordan Jenkins, Julian Stanford, Deion Barnes
• SAM: Bruce Carter, Erin Henderson
• MIKE: David Harris, Taiwan Jones
• WILL: Darron Lee, Erin Henderson
• CB1: Darrelle Revis, Dee Milliner, Dexter McDougle, Kendall Jones
• CB2: Buster Skrine, Marcus Williams, Juston Burris, Kevin Short, Darryl Morris
• FS: Marchus Gilchrist, Rontez Miles, Ronald Martin
• SS: Calvin Pryor, Dion Bailey

Here’s where all the fun truly begins.

Todd Bowles is a man whose defensive principles are tried and true. He’s a defensive mind who prides himself in the idea of versatility. This means his fronts will always have a versatile nature to them.

So, while the Jets defense will always be listed as a 3-4, thanks to the offseason acquisitions of Steve McLendon, Jarvis Jenkins and Bruce Carter, and drafting of Darron Lee, it’s clear that four-man fronts are on Bowles’s mind.

Throw into the mix that it looks like Muhammad Wilkerson will most definitely be around in 2016, and four-man fronts should rule the roost (in looking to get Big Mo, Sheldon Richardson and Leonard Williams on the field at the same time).