Jets' New Year's resolutions as calendar turns to 2026

The 2025 Jets season is nearing an end. It’s been another disappointing and maddening campaign. Here are some Jets’ New Year’s resolutions with the calendar about to turn to 2026.

Woody Johnson: To resist the urge to meddle. To ignore all the external and some internal voices and let the football people build the team the way they want. To not raise ticket prices until the Jets have a winning record.

Darren Mougey: To get the quarterback right and trade some of those picks if that’s what it takes to get him. To build a competitive team that eventually contends and isn’t out of it before Thanksgiving — or Halloween, like this year.

Aaron Glenn: To do what mentors Bill Parcells, Sean Payton and Dan Campbell did and turn losing teams into contenders. To have a defense that can get an interception. To not snap at reporters as much. :)

Tanner Engstrand: To run an offense that spreads the ball around and can score points with the frequency so many other teams do.

Chris Banjo: To run it back with the same special teams unit.

Justin Fields: To throw the ball downfield, regain confidence and play freer on a different team.

Tyrod Taylor: To compete for a job on a more established team and stay healthy.

Brady Cook: To grow from this experience and remain in the NFL.

Breece Hall: To get a big contract, make more plays in the passing game and be as productive as other top dual-threat backs do. To play for a winning team.

Garrett Wilson: To return from injury as the threat he had been and have big receiving numbers lead to more wins.

Adonai Mitchell: To have fewer drops, especially short of the goal line, and become a trusted No. 2 receiver for a new quarterback.

Jeremy Ruckert: To be more involved as a pass-catcher. To attend as many Islanders games as possible.

Alijah Vera-Tucker: To stay healthy for a full season and put together a Pro Bowl-worthy season.

John Simpson: To commit fewer personal fouls.

Armand Membou: To be a bookend right tackle with Olu Fashanu on the other side for the next 10 years.

Olu Fashanu: To be a bookend left tackle with Armand Membou on the other side for the next 10 years.

Will McDonald: To block more field-goal attempts and consistently produce splash plays.

Jermaine Johnson: To make more of an impact and get to the quarterback more.

Jamien Sherwood: To live up to the big contract signed last offseason.

Quincy Williams: To get a big contract from a team that’s ready to win.

Brandon Stephens: To get an interception.

Malachi Moore: To get an interception.

Azareye’h Thomas: To get an interception.

Jarvis Brownlee: To get an interception and commit fewer penalties.

Isaiah Williams: Many more happy returns.

Austin McNamara: To continue to be a weapon and a sniper as a punter.

Nick Folk: To kick the field goal that sends to the Jets to the playoffs and ends their long drought.

Chasing 1,000

Breece Hall needs 46 yards to become the first Jet since Chris Ivory in 2015 with 1,000 rushing yards.

Hall came up 6 yards shy of 1,000 in 2023 because of a miscalculation on the Jets’ sideline, but it was anticipated that he would do it this season if he stayed healthy. The Jets want their identity to be a hard-nosed, run-heavy offense, and Hall is a workhorse. But that identity has been slowed as he approaches the milestone.

Hall has averaged 48.3 yards rushing on 3.2 yards per carry in the last six games. Without Garrett Wilson, the Jets have no proven receiving threat. Teams have stacked the box to limit Hall, and more so since rookie Brady Cook became the quarterback. Hall has totaled 120 rushing yards on 2.9 yards per carry in the three games Cook has played.

Said Aaron Glenn, “When you have a rookie quarterback that's in there, you're going to do everything you can to try to stop the run and force him to try and throw it.”

Williams wants more

Isaiah Williams, who has two touchdowns on punt returns and had a third one called back because of a penalty, was chosen as a second alternate for the AFC Pro Bowl. Tennessee’s Chimere Dike made it as a return specialist.

It’s been quite a year for Williams. He was released after fumbling a kickoff and fair-catching a punt at the 3 in Week 4, was brought back the following week and now is the Jets’ main returner. He was happy to receive some recognition, but he’s motivated to be better.

“Given how the season’s been going, the ups and downs, it’s a blessing,” Williams said. “Honestly, I'm not content with it. I'm happy and grateful for that, but there’s more.”

Mosley's influence

Jamien Sherwood saw former Jet C.J. Mosley do it, so he figured he’d try it. Sherwood dived over the line to help stop the Saints' Taysom Hill on a fourth-and-1 last week.

“Luckily, I was able to time up the snap good enough and made the play,” said Sherwood, who credits Mosley for helping in his development.

Sherwood has had an up-and-down season after signing a three-year, $45 million extension. He leads the Jets with 140 tackles but hasn’t been that impactful.

“My season didn't go the way I would have wanted it to,” Sherwood said. “In certain areas, I feel like I definitely need to be way better than I was.”

Chasing 400

The Jets could establish another ignominious feat. David Knight’s total of  403 receiving yards in 1976 is the lowest to lead the team in a single season (14 games). Not a single Jets has 400 receiving yards this season.

Wilson’s 395 receiving yards still leads the team,  and he hasn’t caught a pass since Oct. 12. Mason Taylor, who will miss his third straight game with a neck injury, is next with 369 and Hall has 332.

By Al Iannazzone

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Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.