A meaningless recreation on the finish of the common season seems to have acted as a showcase spot for a now second-year receiver.
The Payments claimed Quentin Skinner off waivers, the staff introduced, after the Jets launched the 2025 undrafted move catcher from Kansas.
The Payments launched receiver Deven Thompkins in a corresponding transfer.
Skinner, 24, was a three-year starter for Kansas after strolling on and put up first rate numbers for the Jayhawks, posting 1,584 yards and 11 touchdowns over three seasons. He additionally led the Huge 12 in yards per catch in 2024.
He has only one official catch for 10 yards in his NFL profession, a ball he caught within the final recreation of the season towards the Payments, thrown by Brady Cook dinner. He additionally caught a two-point conversion in that recreation.
Skinner, who was launched for the second time this offseason by the Jets on Monday, stands at 6-foot-5 and 195 kilos and runs a 4.52 40-yard sprint.
The Payments are remaking their receiver room this offseason after buying and selling with the Bears for DJ Moore. The veteran now tops the depth chart for a place that was a weak point for Buffalo final season.
Keon Coleman, who was drafted on the prime of the second spherical within the 2024 NFL Draft, has been a disappointment thus far.
It’s unclear whether or not Coleman will even begin this 12 months, as Moore will begin outdoors, with Khalil Shakir anticipated to be the slot receiver and Joshua Palmer projected to be the opposite outdoors wideout. Skinner will possible be in a battle simply to make the Payments roster.
The Jets roster consists of star Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and rookie newcomer Omar Cooper Jr. as targets for returning quarterback Geno Smith.
The Jets even have rookie Kenyon Sadiq listed as their beginning tight finish on their newest projected depth chart.
Josh Allen and the Payments are the favorites to win the AFC East, and the Patriots are coming off a Tremendous Bowl look and are anticipated to be formidable once more.
