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OLB Kingsley Enagbare is going to help the Jets a lot.
On March 12, 2026, Enagbare signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Gang Green.
It was not a move that created that much buzz.
You see, when a team signs an OLB who has 11.5 sacks in his first four years in the league, fans aren’t going to start a conga line to celebrate.
And when a team inks a player to a one-year deal for $9 million with a $5 million signing bonus, that is not the kind of signing that is going to create a lot of media buzz.
But this underrated move by the Jets that will have a bigger impact than people realize.
While Enagbare is not a sack machine, he’s superb at setting the edge against the run, something the Jets were not good at the last couple of years.
A powerfully built 6-4, 258 pounds, with arms like vines, he is right out of central casting to set the edge, and do it well.
Engabare had missed the first week or so of practice with an ankle injury, but he was back in full force on Saturday, so it was interesting see one of his first rushes against Olu Fashanu, and he kind of caught the left tackle off guard with his straight bull rush, right into his chest.
You see, with Enagbare out, Fashanu was dealing with a lot of speed rushes from David Bailey and Will McDonald, who don’t use a lot of bull rushers.
So Fashanu was a little shocked on his first rep against Enagbare, who pushed him back with long arms and a powerful build.
While Enagbare isn’t going to get you a ton of sacks, with his impressive bull rush, he can mess up the pocket to create opportunities for other players.
And along the way, set a much harder edge against the run than we have seen from a Jets DE/OLB in quite some time . . .
Speaking of run stuffers, saw injured nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat walk out to the field on Saturday to watch practice. He’s dealing with a hamstring injury.
But one thing I noticed, looking at him, walking out to the field, and then standing on the sidelines, is his weight looks like it’s in a good place.
Look, he’s still a massive man, but, to me, and I could be wrong, he didn’t look bad. He looked like he was in the mid 300’s, which is fine.
Obviously, I didn’t weigh him, but he looks like he’s at a manageable weight.
And I think he’s going to be a Godsend for the Jets interior run defense.
I recently heard long-time NFL center AQ Shipley, now a broadcaster, say, “A big, powerful nose tackle can eliminate the inside run game.”
When healthy, Sweat is that kind of guy . . .
The Jets pass offense was somewhat inconsistent on Saturday, and I would say one reason for that is the age-old adage in the NFL you often hear at the beginning of camp – “The defense is ahead of the offense.”
On Saturday, Jets co-defensive coordinators Aaron Glenn and Brian Duker dialed up a lot of blitzes, and some were not picked up well, creating issues for the passing offense.
The communication stuff should improve on blitz pickup as camp progresses.
But offensively, one thing that will help the Jets against blitz-heavy teams this season is Geno Smith being much better on hot-reads than the Jets were last year at the position.
A perfect example was on a LB Jamien Sherwood blitz up the middle, where Smith calmly turned to his right and hit RB Braelon Allen in the right flat for a nice gain . . .
Journeyman defensive lineman Jack Heflin is making himself very hard to cut.
The 28-year-old, who has been on four practice squads and was a star in the XFL, had two nice run stops at Saturday’s practice.
He is a fundamentally sound defensive lineman who plays with very good technique. He’s kind of a poor man’s Mike DeVito . . .
Reserve interior lineman Xavier Newman is having some shotgun snap issues in practice, kind of like Joe Tippmann had a couple of years ago. He’s got to get this straightened out to secure a roster spot . . .
FB/TE Andrew Beck had a great catch on a low pass in Saturday’s practice.
He’s another guy making himself tough to cut. The Jets have four talented tight ends – rookie Kenyon Sadiq, Mason Taylor, Jeremy Ruckert and Jelani Woods. So what do you do with Beck, a rock-solid fullback who is a very good blocker, underrated receiver and excellent special-teams player?
August 10, 2026
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