Here's the Jets' initial 53-man roster to start 2023-24 season
Tuesday was the deadline for every NFL team to make enough moves to their first 53-man roster ahead of Week 1.
The Jets made their decisions, moving 31 more players Tuesday to get their 90-player training camp roster to 53 including some surprises.
"That's the crappy part about this entire thing, especially with how long we've been in camp, having the Hall of Fame game," head coach Robert Saleh said. "You just draw a connection and an appreciation for all of these guys — the way they go about their business and the way they're fighting for jobs. These are the hard ones because some of them, you're not saying goodbye forever, but some of them, their careers are ending. These are always the hard ones."
Here’s the list of players waived/released this week…
Tim Boyle QB
Nick Bawden FB
Travis Dye RB
Zonovan Knight RB
Alex Erickson WR
Jerome Kapp WR
TJ Luther WR
Malik Taylor WR
E.J. Jenkins TE
Zack Kuntz TE
Trystan Colon C
Chris Glaser OL
Grant Hermanns OL
Brent Laing OL
Adam Pankey OL
Greg Senat OL
Deslin Alexandre DL
Bruce Hector DL
Jalyn Holmes DL
Tanzel Smart DL
Marquiss Spencer DL
Pita Taumeopenu DL
Claudin Cherelus LB
Samuel Eguavoen LB
Caleb Johnson LB
Nick Vigil LB
Trey Dean S
Craig James S
Derrick Langford CB
Nehemiah Shelton CB
Marquis Waters S
Thomas Morstead P
Punter Thomas Morstead was perhaps the biggest surprise name cut, but according to multiple reports this move was a way for the team to manipulate the roster and he’ll be back with the Jets in the near future.
As for other players, Jarrick Bernard-Converse was placed on the Reserve/PUP list with cornerback Jimmy Moreland placed on injured reserve Monday. Brandin Echols is serving a one-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, which rounds out the moves.
Next, GM Joe Douglas and his staff will continue to move players around in addition to filling out their 16-person practice squad.
With the moves out of the way. Here are the initial 53-man roster...
Israel Abanikanda
Tony Adams
Adrian Amos
Zaire Barnes
Mekhi Becton
Duane Brown
Jason Brownlee
Michael Carter
Michael Carter II
Irvin Charles
Micheal Clemons
Randall Cobb
Tyler Conklin
Dalvin Cook
Ashtyn Davis
John Franklin-Myers
Sauce Gardner
Xavier Gipson
Breece Hall
Bryce Hall
Justin Hardee
Mecole Hardman Jr.
Thomas Hennessy
Bryce Huff
Quinton Jefferson
Jermaine Johnson
Carl Lawson
Allen Lazard
Will McDonald IV
Connor McGovern
Max Mitchell
C.J. Mosley
D.J. Reed
Aaron Rodgers
Jeremy Ruckert
Wes Schweitzer
Jamien Sherwood
Chazz Surratt
Solomon Thomas
Joe Tippmann
Laken Tomlinson
Billy Turner
C.J. Uzomah
Alijah Vera-Tucker
Carter Warren
Jordan Whitehead
Quincy Williams
Quinnen Williams
Garrett Wilson
Zach Wilson
Al Woods
Kenny Yeboah
Greg Zuerlein
The Jets start the 2023-24 campaign at home against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football on Sept. 11.