The Jets have done a lot of work this offseason to improve their bottom-five offense. The foundations were already there in players like Garrett Wilson, Breece Hall, Mason Taylor, and the offensive line. Now, Gang Green adds first-rounders Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr. to the ranks. Putting a bow on it all is veteran quarterback and former Jet Geno Smith. At the very least, the Jets will very likely improve their 17.6 points per game mark that ranked 29th in the league. The question now is, how much? Recently, Will Parkinson of Badlands compared this Jets offense to the 2025 Chicago Bears. This makes a lot of sense when diving into it.
Jets Offense Compares Similarly to the 2025 Chicago Bears
Runningbacks
The two starters on these teams are Breece Hall and D’Andre Swift. Both players provide similar skillsets. In 2025, they were around the same in yards after contact on average (3.01 vs 2.93), missed tackles forced (40 vs 45), and receiving usage (36 catches, 350 yards vs 36 catches, 337 yards). The rushing schemes are nearly identical as well. Hall had 164 zone run attempts and 73 gap run attempts for the Jets offense. Swift had 168 and 80. Swift’s skill sets and fit in Ben Johnson’s offense were paramount to their success in 2025. According to PFF, Swift had a .154 WAR (wins above replacement) in 2025, which ranked 15th among RBs.
The backups didn’t match up well in 2025 due to injury. However, if the Jets have a healthy Braelon Allen in 2026, his bowling ball playstyle at Wisconsin could give the Jets offense their version of Chicago’s Kyle Monangai. Allen had 143 missed tackles in college to Monangai’s 168. The Jets also should look to keep a steady role for Isaiah Davis, who blocked and caught the ball well last year.
Wide Receivers
In terms of the wideouts, the best way of perceiving the comparison is through roles. The Bears had three main wide receivers in 2025 – D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, and Luther Burden. Starting with Moore, his role was the primary X wide receiver. He dominated this role with 773 snaps as an outside wide receiver. The Bears also attempted to attack all three levels of the field with Moore. He posted 22 deep targets, 28 medium targets, and 30 short targets in 2025. Garrett Wilson is a talented WR1 in this league and is well-suited for this role in 2026 on the Jets offense.
Next up is Rome Odunze. When D.J. Moore is on the field, he is the Bears Z receiver. He had a similar position and target distribution to D.J. Moore, as they were both outside receivers. Odunze played 566 wide snaps and had 29 deep targets, 35 medium targets, and 33 short targets. This would most likely match up with Adonai Mitchell on the Jets. He doesn’t have much starter experience, but his role last season and his athleticism suggest this is his fit for 2026.
Finally, the Luther Burden role is one that lives in the short area of the field and relies on expert yards after catch ability. The Jets just drafted that exact type of player in Omar Cooper Jr. Cooper Jr. had 7.2 yards after catch per reception, along with a total of 494 yards after catch for the National Champion Hoosiers in 2025. It’s safe to say he’ll be continuing right where he left off with New York in 2026 on the new-look Jets offense.
Tight Ends
This position group is quite easy to convert from the Bears to the Jets. The Bears had two tight ends last season – Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland. Both players saw over 800 snaps, with the majority of them coming in-line. They both played a decent chunk in the slot, but Loveland had 181 to Kmet’s 130. Loveland also played 143 wide snaps to Kmet’s 103. The prior led the team in receiving yards as well, signaling that he is the primary receiver between the two. When comparing these players to Mason Taylor and Kenyon Sadiq, it’s easy to envision them in the same roles on the Jets offense.
Taylor was the Jets’ primary in-line player in 2025 at 388 snaps before his injury. He was splitting that work with Jeremy Ruckert, who had 374. With Sadiq in the building now, Taylor should outpace Ruckert in 2026. Meanwhile, Sadiq will push for in-line snaps and slot snaps, making him a primary option for Geno Smith, similar to Colston Loveland for Caleb Williams. With both Loveland and Sadiq being athletic first-rounders, this one speaks for itself.
Are the Jets skill group wise not built in a similar way to the 2025 Bears?
Sadiq in the Loveland role
Taylor in the Kemet role
Garrett in the DJ Moore role
Omar Cooper in the Burden role
AD in the Rome role
Breece in the Swift role
Allen/Davis in the Monangai role
— Will Parkinson (@Willpa11) May 9, 2026
Can the Jets Actually Reach the Bears 2025 Offense?
Now that the roles are known, it is time to get into the statistics. In 2025, the Bears were a top offense in the NFL. They were the 9th highest scoring offense in the NFL at 25.7 points per game. Their yardage total was 375.7 yards per game, which ranked 4th. Finally, they were 9th in yards per play at 5.7. As mentioned earlier, the Jets had the 29th-ranked scoring offense at 17.6 points per game. In terms of yardage, the Jets were 29th in total at 263.6 per game and 29th per play at 4.4. For the Jets to reach the 2025 Bears, it would high improvement. However, it’s not impossible considering the Bears just did it.
In 2024, before hiring Ben Johnson, the Bears were 28th in points per game with 18.2. They were in that same realm in terms of yardage as well, posting a league-worst 283.5 total yards per game and a once again league-worst in yards per play of 4.5. Now, Frank Reich is no Ben Johnson, so the Jets most likely will not skyrocket into a top-10 league offense, but this offense has the personnel to enter into the top half of the league now. A solid projection would be in that 14-18 range, given that the team lacks an elite playcaller and franchise quarterback. The Jets offense should be much more fun to watch in 2026.
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