2025
2025 season · Weeks 1 to 22 · 3-14
Jets defense
Every snap the Jets defended, what it cost them and how they got there: the league ranks the player pages quote, where offenses find room, how this defense plays, and who plays in it.
- How good+0.15 EPA a play allowed, 31st of 32, and 0.13 above what the offenses they faced usually manage (30th).
- How they playThey blitz on 29% of dropbacks, the 14th-most in the league, and get pressure on 15%.
- Where offenses find roomThrough the air: +0.29 EPA a dropback, 32nd, softest intermediate right (+0.82 a throw).
- Who hurt themStefon Diggs (NE): 206 yards and +16.2 EPA on 17 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | +0.15 | 31st of 32 | 5th | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | +0.29 | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | -0.02 | 22nd of 32 | 33rd | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 46% | 24th of 32 | 27th | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 12% | 28th of 32 | 14th | |
| Yards per play | 5.8 | 23rd of 32 | 30th | |
| Yards per carry | 4.4 | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 39% | 12th of 32 | 64th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 4.5% | 30th of 32 | 8th | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 15% | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 10% | 30th of 32 | 8th | |
| INT rateper dropback | 0.0% | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 66% | 28th of 32 | 14th | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 2.66 | 31st of 32 | 5th | |
| Takeawaysper game | 0.2 | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | +0.13 | 30th of 32 | 8th |
Each bar is the league's 32 defenses; the marker is the Jets. Right is better for the defense, so a low EPA allowed sits right. The pressure rate is PFR's pressures (hurries, hits and sacks) per dropback. EPA against expectation compares each game with what that offense averaged in its other games, so a strong schedule is not held against them.
They held 3 of 17 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 6 against the Broncos, 0.14 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.02 a play elsewhere, the 7th-toughest schedule of offenses.
vs PITL 32-34+0.17usual +0.02
vs BUFL 10-30+0.20usual +0.14
at TBL 27-29+0.02usual -0.01
at MIAL 21-27+0.13usual -0.03
vs DALL 22-37+0.36usual +0.08
vs DENL 11-13-0.09usual +0.06
vs CARL 6-13-0.06usual -0.03
at CINW 39-38+0.26usual -0.02
vs CLEW 27-20-0.08usual -0.20
at NEL 14-27+0.17usual +0.16
at BALL 10-23-0.05usual +0.04
vs ATLW 27-24+0.17usual -0.04vs MIAL 10-34+0.21usual -0.03
at JAXL 20-48+0.33usual +0.02
at NOL 6-29-0.01usual -0.09vs NEL 10-42+0.49usual +0.14at BUFL 8-35+0.36usual +0.13Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is intermediate right: +0.82 EPA a throw against a league +0.26. The lockdown zone is deep middle, +0.46 a throw (league +0.73). Completions against them run 1.5 points over expected, 20th-best in the league.
Every pass they faced with a charted air distance and side, sacks excluded. Green is a zone where they allow less than the league, red more. How often shows the share of throws against them there.
Offenses run for 4.4 yards a carry against them, 21st of 32. The leak is at left guard: 5.9 a carry and +0.17 EPA (league 3.9, -0.09).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 16.67th | 136.114th | +0.4230th-toughest | 19.815th-most25.116th-most30.416th-fewest |
| Tight ends | 7.216th | 53.718th | +0.4128th-toughest | 9.67th-most12.47th-most15.28th-most |
| Backs, receiving | 4.76th | 34.522nd | +0.3531st-toughest | 24.41st-most26.21st-most28.02nd-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 20.02nd-most20.02nd-most20.02nd-most |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | NE | 17 | 206 | 1 | +16.2 |
| Chris Olave | NO | 16 | 148 | 2 | +11.7 |
| Ray Davis | BUF | 32 | 198 | 1 | +8.4 |
| Kyle Pitts | ATL | 8 | 82 | +7.5 | |
| Javonte Williams | DAL | 18 | 139 | 2 | +7.3 |
| Tyreek Hill | MIA | 6 | 67 | +7.2 |
Targets, yards and EPA per target by the receiver's position, ranked 1st for the toughest defense: the same numbers a receiver's This week panel quotes against this defense. Fantasy points allowed follow the scoring switch. Who hurt them ranks every opposing player by EPA on his targets and carries against this defense.
Their biggest third-down edge is third-and-4-to-6: offenses convert 38% against a league 44%. They are stingiest in 3rd down (+0.03 a play, league -0.05) and weakest in the red zone (+0.25, league 0.00).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 475 | +0.15 | +0.01 | +0.14 |
| 2nd down | 346 | +0.15 | +0.02 | +0.13 |
| 3rd down | 208 | +0.03 | -0.05 | +0.08 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 51 | 57% | 60% | −3 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 55 | 38% | 44% | −6 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 102 | 30% | 26% | +5 pts |
| Red zone | 188 | +0.25 | 0.00 | +0.25 |
| Two-minute drill | 121 | +0.28 | +0.03 | +0.24 |
| When they lead | 224 | +0.11 | -0.01 | +0.12 |
| One-score game | 676 | +0.15 | +0.02 | +0.13 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 348 | +0.12 | +0.04 | +0.08 |
EPA a play allowed, or for third downs the share converted (a first down or a touchdown). Green is better than the league for the defense. Score states are from the defense's side.
How they playpressure, the box, what offenses try, discipline
They send extra rushers on 29% of dropbacks and average 4.4 rushers; 72% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow +0.29 EPA when they blitz and +0.29 when they do not.
They put 6.8 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 17%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 4.6 a carry; into eight or more, 4.3.
Offenses lean on the run against them: 2 points under their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains +0.44 EPA against them on 30% of throws; screens +0.13.
50 defensive penalties for 492 yards, 34 of them first downs, the 21st-fewest. They miss 11% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 29th-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Will McDonald IV leads the pass rush with 20 pressures and 8 sacks on 58% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97Harrison PhillipsDT | 61% | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| 11Jermaine Johnson IIDE | 60% | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 42 | |
| 9Will McDonald IVDE | 58% | 20 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 28 | |
| 72Micheal ClemonsDE | 52% | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |
| 91Jowon BriggsDE | 51% | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| 92Quinnen WilliamsDT | 34% | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 3 |
| 55Braiden McGregorDE | 23% | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 78Jay TufeleDT | 21% | 3 | 12 | ||||
| 99Khalen SaundersDT | 12% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 95Eric WattsDE | 9% | 10 |
Jamien Sherwood plays 98% of the snaps with 151 tackles and 2 sacks.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44Jamien SherwoodLB | 98% | 151 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 98.9 | 10 |
| 56Quincy WilliamsLB | 69% | 81 | 8 | 3.5 | 5 | 47 | 102.2 | 15 |
| 51Francisco MauigoaLB | 31% | 45 | 18 | 87.1 | 3 | |||
| 53Mykal WalkerLB | 17% | 31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 62.1 | ||
| 41Marcelino McCrary-BallLB | 9% | 23 | 1 | 8 | 107.0 | 2 | ||
| 45Kobe KingLB | 0% | 6 | 1 | 131.2 | 1 | |||
| 43Cam JonesLB | 0% | 5 |
Tony Adams is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 78.3 passer rating on 24 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21Brandon StephensCB | 94% | 85 | 61 of 85 | 678 | 10 | 114.4 | 9 | |
| 27Malachi MooreSAF | 82% | 45 | 28 of 45 | 483 | 1 | 93.2 | 3 | |
| 8Andre CiscoSAF | 46% | 16 | 11 of 16 | 120 | 3 | 102.7 | 1 | |
| 22Tony AdamsSAF | 43% | 24 | 13 of 24 | 153 | 1 | 78.3 | 5 | |
| 1Sauce GardnerCB | 38% | 28 | 13 of 28 | 225 | 2 | 85.4 | 6 | |
| 26Isaiah OliverFS | 29% | 25 | 18 of 25 | 226 | 94.1 | 3 | ||
| 23Azareye'h ThomasCB | 28% | 27 | 13 of 27 | 190 | 1 | 83.1 | 7 | |
| 29Jarvis Brownlee Jr.DB | 25% | 38 | 27 of 38 | 204 | 82.3 | 2 | ||
| 37Qwan'tez StiggersDB | 21% | 20 | 13 of 20 | 184 | 92.3 | 3 |
Tackles, sacks, QB hits, TFL, interceptions, passes defended and forced fumbles are nflverse's weekly stats; pressures, targets, catches and yards allowed, passer rating allowed and missed tackles are PFR's charting. Snap share is the season average of defensive snaps.