The 2026 season is the New York Jets' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall and their second under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. They are attempting to improve on their 3–14 record from 2025, make the playoffs after a 15-year absence, end their 23-year AFC East title drought, and put an end to 10 consecutive losing records. They opened their 2026 campaign by beating the Titans, led by their former head coach Robert Saleh, on the road, 23–10, to win their first season opener since the 2023 season.
Offseason Draft
+ 2026 New York Jets draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 2 David Bailey LB Texas Tech 16 Kenyon Sadiq TE Oregon From Colts 30 Omar Cooper Jr. WR Indiana From Broncos via Dolphins and 49ers 2 33 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers 44 Traded to the Detroit Lions From Cowboys 50 D'Angelo Ponds CB Indiana From Lions 3 68 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles 4 103 Darrell Jackson Jr. DT Florida State 110 Cade Klubnik QB Clemson From Bengals 128 Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals From Texans via Lions 140 Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals Compensatory selection 5 142 Traded to the Baltimore Ravens 179 Traded to the San Francisco 49ers Compensatory selection 6 182 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 188 Anez Cooper G Miami (FL) From Browns via Seahawks 194 Traded to the Tennessee Titans From Ravens 199 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Lions via Browns and Bengals 208 Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders From Bills 211 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings From Broncos 7 220 Traded to the Buffalo Bills 228 VJ Payne S Kansas State From Cowboys via Bills and Raiders 238 Traded to the Miami Dolphins From Chargers via Titans 242 Traded to the Seattle Seahawks From Bills via Browns
+ 2026 New York Jets undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Mory Bamba CB BYU Kendrick Blackshire LB UTSA Chase Curtis TE TCU Will Ferrin K BYU Garrison Grimes LS BYU Xavier Hill OL Colorado Caullin Lacy WR Louisville Malik McClain WR Arizona State DT Sheffield WR Rutgers Sam Scott RB Wyoming Chip Trayanum RB Toledo Nathan Voorhis DE Ball State Jaden Keller LB Virginia Tech
Draft trades
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–24 0–1 MetLife Stadium Recap 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–0 1–1 Acrisure Stadium Recap 3 New York Giants L 6–23 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 1:00p.m. at Tennessee Titans W 23–10 1–0 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap 2 September 20 1:00p.m. Green Bay Packers L 17–20 1–1 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap 3 September 27 1:00p.m. at Detroit Lions L 24–31 1–2 Ford Field Fox Recap 4 October 4 1:00p.m. at Chicago Bears L 12–23 1–3 Soldier Field Fox Recap 5 October 11 1:00p.m. Cleveland Browns MetLife Stadium CBS 6 October 18 1:00p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS 7 October 25 1:00p.m. Miami Dolphins MetLife Stadium CBS 8 November 1 1:00p.m. Las Vegas Raiders MetLife Stadium Fox 9 November 8 1:00p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS 10 November 15 1:00p.m. Buffalo Bills MetLife Stadium CBS 11 November 22 4:05p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Fox 12 November 29 1:00p.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium CBS 13 Bye 14 December 13 1:00p.m. Denver Broncos MetLife Stadium CBS 15 December 20 4:05p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Fox 16 December 27 1:00p.m. New England Patriots MetLife Stadium CBS 17 January 3 1:00p.m. Minnesota Vikings MetLife Stadium CBS 18 January 9/10 at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: at Tennessee Titans
The Jets started 1–0 for the first time since 2023. With the Giants upsetting the Cowboys later in the day, it would be the first time both New York teams would win their opening game since 2009.
Week 2: vs. Green Bay Packers
Despite leading 17–7, the Jets surrendered 14 unanswered points and then gave up the game winning field goal from Trey Smack. As a result, the Jets once again failed to beat the Packers at home, not having done so since 2002 and, instead of their first 2–0 start since 2015, the Jets fell to 1–1.
Week 3: at Detroit Lions
With their first road loss to the Lions since 1997, the Jets fell to 1–2.
Week 4: at Chicago Bears
The Jets recorded their first interception since Week 18 of the 2024 season, ending a 20-game streak of catching none. With the loss, the Jets fell to 1–3.
Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns
Standings Division
Conference
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