With free agency and the NFL Draft looming, HC Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey are preparing to bolster the Jets' roster ahead of the 2026 season.
That process began at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last week, where ESPN's Ben Solak and Senior NFL Insider Ian Rapoport shared their perspectives on some critical moves the Jets could make in the coming weeks and months.
"I think a lot of people are expecting this huge, flashy offseason," Rapoport said. "I wonder about that because that's not really what the Jets need. … I could see them rebuilding with a lot of mid to upper tier free agents."
According to Solak, that build could begin with examining the status of things up front. The Jets were battered by injury throughout the 2025 season, however, the offensive line was the definition of consistency. The same five players -- LT Olu Fashanu, LG John Simpson, C Josh Myers, RG Joe Tippmann and RT Armand Membou -- lined up for all 17 games, marking the first time since 2012 that the team started the same OL all season.
That came after G Alijah Vera-Tucker sustained a season-ending injury ahead of Week 1. Vera-Tucker and Simpson are both set to become free agents, while Myers signed a contract extension in December.
"I think free agency is the spot where you can be pretty successful plugging and chugging some of these interior players," said Solak, who also spoke about the value of re-signing Vera-Tucker or Simpson. "I thought the line's continuity, I thought the play of the tackles, I thought the line overall was quite strong last year. And running-game wise, you saw that bear some fruit in games where they were able to keep the scores competitive and stay in that running game for three, four quarters."
He added: "I really liked what they had on the line, I would hope they continue to address that seriously."
According to Rapoport, the Jets could benefit from an offseason dedicated to adding depth rather than focusing on headline-making moves. He pointed to the Commanders' offseason two years ago as a template the Green & White could follow to bring in a multitude of dependable players.