The Jets waived 19 players and placed three players on reserve lists to reduce their initial active roster under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn to Tuesday’s required 53-player limit.
The player going to Injured Reserve is veteran DT Byron Cowart, who sustained an injury early in training camp. WR/ST Irvin Charles has been placed on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform. Rookie free agent LB Ja’Markis Weston was placed on IR: Designated for Return.
DB Jarius Monroe, among the waived players, was waived with an injury settlement. Additionally, CB Ryan Cooper was waived from IR with an injury settlement.
Among the players who made the initial 53-player active roster are all seven members of the Jets’ 2025 NFL Draft Class. The youthful roster has 31 players with four or fewer years of NFL experience, 58% of the roster, and 17 players with two or fewer years of experience, 32%. Only four players on the roster are 30-plus years old: QB Tyrod Taylor, WR Josh Reynolds, K Nick Folk and LS Thomas Hennessy.
The 53-man roster on offense comprises 2 quarterbacks, 5 running backs, 6 wide receivers, 3 tight ends and 10 offensive linemen. Defensively, the breakdown is 10 defensive linemen, 5 linebackers and 9 defensive backs. The roster also includes 3 specialists.
