One of many Jets’ choices at tight finish got here off the board on Friday.
Tyler Conklin, who spent the previous three years with the Jets, signed a one-year contract with the Chargers, the crew introduced.
Conklin was the highest tight finish on the Jets after coming to the crew as a free agent in 2022.
He had 170 receptions and 7 touchdowns in three years.
Final season, Conklin had 51 catches for 449 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The departure of Conklin accentuates the opening the Jets presently have at tight finish.
There was a thought that they’d convey Conklin again due to how skinny they continue to be on the place.
In the intervening time, the crew has Jeremy Ruckert, Stone Smartt, Zack Kuntz and Neal Johnson at tight finish.
They’ve a mixed 66 profession catches and one landing.
That has led to hypothesis the Jets may use the No. 7 general choose on Penn State’s Tyler Warren, the top-rated tight finish within the Draft.
Deciding on Warren at No. 7 would make him the highest-drafted tight finish since 2021, when the Atlanta Falcons took Kyle Pitts at No. 4 general.
The Jets signed Conklin to a three-year, $20.3 million contract in 2022 as a free agent from the Vikings.
He goes down as one of many higher free agent signings of former GM Joe Douglas.
