Forum Sourced 53 Cut Down Roster Prediction - S

I arbitrarily decided the minimum # of safeties would be 4 on the final 53. If needed we can add more after the minimum roster is set and we compete the final 5 positions.

Note the Kacy Rogers "deuce" is listed as a S on the team site:
https://www.newyorkjets.com/team/players-roster/

ROSTER MINIMUMS:
QB: 2
RB: 4 (includes FB)
WR: 5
TE: 2
OL: 8
DL: 6
ILB: 3
OLB: 4
CB: 5
S: 4
K: 1
P: 1
LS: 1
PR/KR: 1

This is 47 spots with 6 more TBD (or 48 spots with 5 TBD if we agree to roster all 3 QBs).

 

I have good vibes about Middleton but he will have an uphill climb to make the team over Brooks, who the Jets signed to a 2 year deal this offseason. He would need to seriously outperform him in camp to get the slot. I think he's capable of it, which is why I chose Middleton as my final safety. According to Dick Semeni he (Middleton) "stood out" at the recent minicamp.

Brooks would be a $1.2M caps savings if cut with a $700k dead money hit.

 

Miles has a torn meniscus and is out 3-4 months so he is not an option to be on the initial 53 man roster. That's why the Jets signed Wilcox.