Should Corey Davis stay or go?

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Davis’s 2022 performance

As a proxy for his performance, I am opting to use profootballfocus’ player grades.

According to PFF, Corey Davis’s grade were as follows in 2022:

Overall: 65.9 (69th overall)
As a receiver: 67.9
As a pass blocker: 79.8
As a run blocker: 55.3

Davis’s 2023 contract
Davis’s relevant contract figures are now as follows (all data from overthecap.com):

2023 cap number: $11,166,668
2023 dead cap: $666,668
2023 savings (cut pre-June 1st): $10,500,000 with $0 in dead cap money on the 2024 books
2023 savings (cut post-June 1st): $10,500,000 with $0 in dead cap money on the 2024 books
As commonly done by other teams, the Jets could also look to extend or restructure Davis’s contract to reduce his cap hit, but this would come with additional guarantees in future years.

Available alternatives

We must also consider which players will be available to acquire. This is largely addressed via one of two avenues: the draft or free agency.

What do you think?

Above I have laid out what I believe to a general overview of the relevant information regarding Corey Davis’s contract status for the 2023 New York Jets. If you were Jets General Manager Joe Douglas, how do you proceed? Does Corey Davis remain on your roster or do you think his ~10.5 million in cap savings would be better used elsewhere?

 

[TonyFtLaud]

Bye Corey

 

[MiJetFan]

Yep. Corey's a goner.

 

[LRJets]

 

[hatnlvr]

Too many drops, too many injuries, time to say goodbye

 

[KenO'B]

Old Stone Hands can leave for me.

 

[Seaver41]

It'll cost more to replace him....and i like his run blocking.....i vote he stays.

 

[KenO'B]

It'll cost more to replace him....and i like his run blocking.....i vote he stays.

Overall: 65.9 (69th overall)
As a receiver: 67.9
As a pass blocker: 79.8
As a run blocker: 55.3

Run blocking was his worst stat?

 

[Seaver41]

I don't know that those are a legit measure from PFF....I've seen another interpretation where he had the highest percentage of assists to successful runs. He is generally accepted as a good run blocker and I've seen too many instances of numbers from PFF telling a different story than what our eyeballs witness each week. Jets don't have a guy his size and like I said he could cost more to replace.

 

[SackExchange]

Go. Replace him with a WR2 that Rodgers has comfort with. Lazard, to be, is ideal.

 

[Bigmoe]

elsewhere

Elsewhere

 

[Bigmoe]

Go. Replace him with a WR2 that Rodgers has comfort with. Lazard, to be, is ideal.

Whoever Aaron wants
Go get

 

[Gramoah]

I let him go in a heart beat and use the money saved on roster improvement. Then I'd draft a replacement or find a free agent replacement at a bargain price.

 

[cheaterhater]

Sauce is recruiting OBJ

 

[Retired AFA]

ADIOS

 

[Tinstar]

Guy’s a solid vet who just can’t stay healthy. Time to move on.