The Jets could be have two starters on defense back in the fold Sunday -- S Marcus Maye and LB Jarrad Davis. Both players are recovering from ankle injuries.
Maye sustained an ankle injury against the Broncos but finished the game. The 2020 Curtis Martin Team MVP, Maye has 23 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 pass defense while taking 190 snaps. He would add stability to a group that's had seven safeties see game action. Davis was placed on injured reserve at the beginning of the season after sustaining an ankle injury against the Packers in the preseason. He signed with the Green & White in the offseason and will join a LBs group that includes C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams, who has been playing at a high level for the defense in Davis' absence.
"He obviously hasn't played in over a month and a half, so we'll see where he's at, but Jarrad Davis is a phenomenal football player and when he's healthy, he is a starter in this league," Saleh said. "He's a first-round pick, he showed very well in OTAs and in training camp, he showed every reason why he was a first-round pick. Not to push him into the starting lineup, but when he's ready to go in, he's full speed, he's going to get full game reps."
Maye sustained an ankle injury against the Broncos but finished the game. The 2020 Curtis Martin Team MVP, Maye has 23 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack and 1 pass defense while taking 190 snaps. He would add stability to a group that's had seven safeties see game action. Davis was placed on injured reserve at the beginning of the season after sustaining an ankle injury against the Packers in the preseason. He signed with the Green & White in the offseason and will join a LBs group that includes C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams, who has been playing at a high level for the defense in Davis' absence.
"He obviously hasn't played in over a month and a half, so we'll see where he's at, but Jarrad Davis is a phenomenal football player and when he's healthy, he is a starter in this league," Saleh said. "He's a first-round pick, he showed very well in OTAs and in training camp, he showed every reason why he was a first-round pick. Not to push him into the starting lineup, but when he's ready to go in, he's full speed, he's going to get full game reps."
