Haason Reddick was traded to the New York Jets for a 2026 conditional third-round pick. Did they assemble the best defensive line in football?
According to Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles are sending edge-rusher Haason Reddick to the Jets for a conditional 2026 third-round pick that could be a second, sources tell ESPN. The 2026 pick becomes a 2nd round pick if Reddick has 67.5% playtime this season and has ten or more sacks. If not, it’s a 2023 third-round pick.
With the addition of Reddick, the Jets now have him, Jermaine Johnson, Will McDonald, Javon Kinlaw, and Quinnen Williams. The latter is one of the most dominant interior defensive lines in the NFL, and some think that this is the best defensive line in the NFL.
Trade: Eagles are sending edge-rusher Haason Reddick to the New York Jets for a conditional 2026 third-round pick that could be a second, sources tell ESPN.
The 2026 pick becomes a 2nd if Reddick has 67.5% playtime this season and has 10 or more sacks. If not, it’s a 2023 third pic.twitter.com/AcjiqZE2L4
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 29, 2024
New York Jets – Best DL
Haason Reddick was on the trade block throughout the 2023 regular season. He now joins one of the top ten defenses in the NFL. His impact will be felt at all levels of their defense and should allow them to be ranked in the top three if everything goes according to plan.
Haason has been an impact player for the Eagles for the past two seasons. He has had double-digit sacks for four consecutive seasons and has never missed an NFL game. Bryce Huff recently left the Jets to head to the Eagles (the teams have basically swapped edge rushers, ironically enough), and Reddick’s impact has been much more significant than Huff’s in his career.
Haason Reddick played twice as many snaps on early downs last season compared to former Jet Bryce Huff, generating 17 more pressures than him on such downs.
Reddick was one of three players to record 6 or more pressures in 8 games in 2023 (M. Parsons, J. Allen).#TakeFlight https://t.co/2KcnJxkJ2W pic.twitter.com/07W9ekbKGn
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) March 29, 2024
The mentorship Reddick will show the younger edge rushing in New York will be tremendous. Jermaine Johnson enters his third NFL season, having a career-high 7.5 sacks last year. Will McDonald enters his second season as a former first-round pick, mainly as a rotational piece. Both players show explosiveness but lack consistency.
All those names mentioned are great NFL players, but none compare to the All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams. He is in a league of his own. Williams has had 17.5 sacks in the past two seasons combined.
Williams ranks third in Pro Football Focus’s defensive interior rankings/grades, but with Aaron Donald retiring, he now slides into second place. His overall grade in PFF is 90.6.
New York Jets Defensive Ranks
Last season, the Jets took a step back from their fourth-place ranking in 2022 and slid out of the top ten. Their 12th-place ranking for points against can be partially blamed for their sub-par offensive and lack of field position. Although points were put up against them, yards were not. The Jets ranked second in total yards per play, just behind the Cleveland Browns, with 4.6 yards.
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The Jets only blitz on 16.3% of defensive plays, which is second lowest in the NFL. Haason Reddick will allow that trend to continue by creating pressure with their defensive line. The Jets also have the second-highest QB hurry rate at 10.1% of pass plays, meaning a quarterback is hurried on his throws 10% of the time.
Overall, Reddick is a great addition that should help the Jets’ defensive dominance to continue well into the 2024 season.
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