The New York Jets look loaded at WR, especially after week #5 when Santonio Holmes will be elgible to play. 27-year old Braylon Edwards gives the Jets a pretty good deep threat who needs to drop less passes in 2010. Edwards played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Jets & Browns last year and he caught 45 passes for 680 yards (15.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs. He has now played in 74 games (69 starts) in his 5 years in the NFL and he has caught 273 passes for 4,238 yards (15.5 avg) with 32 TD grabs. Edwards gives Mark Sanchez a nice, big target running down the field.
28-year old Jerricho Cotchery will be the other starting receiver and he’s pretty solid. Cotchery played in 14 games (12 starts) for the Jets last season and he caught 57 passes for 821 yards (14.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs. He has now played in 89 games (60 starts) in his six years with the Jets and he has caught 317 passes for 4,081 yards (12.9 avg) with 16 TD grabs. Cotchery has also carried the ball 15 times for 82 yards (5.5 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career. Cotchery is a solid receiver who can make acrobatic grabs that defy nature and logic.
26-year old Santonio Holmes was stolen by the Jets for a fifth round pick in last April’s NFL Draft. He will have to sit out the first four games due to suspension but look out when he returns. He will instantly be the best deep threat on the Jets because he’s lightning fast. Holmes played in 16 games (all starts) for the Steelers last season and he caught 79 passes for 1,248 yards (15.8 avg) with 5 TD grabs. He has now played in 60 games (48 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has caught 235 passes for 3,835 yards (16.3 avg) with 20 TD grabs. He has also carried the ball 11 times for 45 yards (4.1 ypc) in his career to date.
26-year old Brad Smith is a pretty effective player for the Jets. He plays QB in the Jets’ version of the Wildcat as he is a better runners than a receiver. Smith played in 13 games (2 starts) for the Jets last season and he caught 7 passes for 63 yards (9.0 avg) without any TD grabs. But he also carried the ball 18 times for 207 yards (11.5 ypc) with 1 TD run last year. Smith has now played in 60 games (15 starts) in his four years with the Jets and he has caught 60 passes for 513 yards (8.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs. He has also carried the ball 60 times for 468 yards (7.8 ypc) with 1 TD run. Smith has also completed 2 of 4 (50%) passes in his NFL career good for 45 yards (90.6 QB Rating).
25-year old David Clowney will likely be #5 in line at WR when Santonio Holmes returns to action. Clowney played in 13 games (3 starts) for the Jets last season and he caught 14 passes for 191 yards (13.6 avg) with 1 TD grab. He has now played in 15 games (3 starts) in his two years with the Jets and he has caught 15 passes for 217 yards (14.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.
PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE JETS WRs in 2010: Weeks 1-4: B Weeks 5-16: A
