The Jets have already dealt one veteran defender, and the team may not be done. According to Jordan Schultz, the Jets are willing to listen to offers on star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.
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The former third-overall pick is arguably the Jets best player and is signed through the 2027 campaign, so the front office is naturally resistant to potential deals. However, Schultz notes that there’s a league-wide need for interior defensive line help, and considering the aggressiveness of some GMs around the NFL, “the idea of a team blowing away the Jets with an offer is at least feasible.”
Williams truly established himself as one of the league’s best defensive tackles in 2022, when he collected 12 sacks en route to a first-team All-Pro nod. The Jets were quick to reward the player for his performance, as the DT inked a four-year, $96MM extension the following offseason.
While the Jets disappointed in both 2023 and 2024, Williams was one of the team’s few bright spots. He added another 11.5 sacks to his resume between those two campaigns, with Pro Football Focus grading him as the third-best interior defender in 2023 before placing him 30th in 2024. The site is once again bullish on his talents in 2025, ranking him eighth among 128 qualifiers. In eight starts this season, the 27-year-old has collected one sack, seven tackles for loss, and three forced fumbles.
The team doesn’t have much of a backup plan for their star player. The team acquired veteran Harrison Phillips back in August, but the 29-year-old appears to be a temporary stopgap. The team is otherwise rostering Jay Tufele, Jowon Briggs, and Byron Cowart, who will miss the entire 2025 campaign with an ankle injury.
We heard previously that Williams was drawing interest, with the expectation being that it would require a haul to acquire the defensive tackle. The Cowboys reportedly discussed a Micah Parsons package that involved Williams before they shipped the defensive star to Green Bay.
Jerry Jones is pretty desperate given the Cowboys slide looking as if it’s another year without playoff gold…the Jets should hold him up for a haul….one of the 1st rounders he’s got plus…..worst case he passes and the Jets keep one of their playmakers….
Q is a very underrated DT.
I wish my Raiders would trade for him, except for the fact that they would still lose. He’d be a real good fit next to Crosby.
As much as it would pain me to see him go, I’d like to see Q on a winning team. The Jets have lowkey turned him from a happy go lucky kid that blesses himself when he sneezes to a depressed man
If no contract talks progress between Jerry and Pickens, maybe Pickens and this years 2nd for Q
It’s a first+ or pound sand