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).
