Breakout Players
Quincy Enunwa:
In 2015, the debut season for Chan Gailey in Florham Park, New Jersey, the tight end position was a laughingstock. Jace Amaro was injured in August and Kellen Davis simply blocked his way to the starting lineup.
Quincy Enunwa was the Jets de facto Y.
In 2016, it’ll stay the same with Gailey and Fitzpatrick leaning on three and four wideout formations. It’s simply not just a matter of opportunity, either. This kid, who’s big enough to be a tight-end and fast enough play out wide is a matchup nightmare for defensive coordinators. Even better is the fact he’s a fantastic run blocker, especially in the open field.
His measly 22 receptions for 315 yards a season ago will be shattered in 2016. Enunwa will even provide Eric Decker a run for his money as Fitz’s second favorite option.
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Leonard Williams:
The Big Cat, as his friends like to call him, will dominate in 2016. The reason Leonard Williams will dominate is because Todd Bowles will start using more four-man fronts to allow his Big Cat to play with Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson all at the same time.
There’s no other way around it. When Mike Maccagnan ditched pathetic Jets draft day history by accepting the gracious gift that was Williams with the No. 6 overall pick in 2015, he forced Bowles’s hand to play more of a 4-3 once Big Mo was signed long term.
Additionally, with neither Lorenzo Mauldin nor Jordan Jenkins lighting the world on fire along the edge, it makes complete sense.
Williams will be an absolute terror for offensive lines all season long.
