Jets agree to terms with Chukwuma Okorafor, Rashad Weaver, Isaiah Oliver, and Josh Myers

The Jets get active on Wednesday.

After a quiet second day of free agency, the Jets got active with a flurry of moves on Wednesday afternoon. The team agreed to terms with four players.

The most notable is tackle Chukwuma Okorafor.

This signing is sure to raise some eyebrows. Okorafor signed with the Patriots last offseason and initially was the starter at left tackle. That starting stint lasted all of 12 snaps before he was benched. Okorafor didn’t play again for New England. He was subsequently moved to the reserve/left squad list after he apparently was unsure about whether he wanted to continue playing football.

This came a year after Okorafor was in-season benched in Pittsburgh, losing a starting right tackle job he had held for over three years.

This type of move is easy to mock, but let me lay out a rationale.

1. Okorafor only turns 28 in August.
2. He was released by the Patriots so he doesn’t count against the Jets in the compensatory Draft pick formula.
3. He has roughly three and a half years of starting experience.

I’m not saying he’s a great player. If the Jets paid above the minimum, I don’t get it. He certainly shouldn’t be viewed as a solution as the starting right tackle.

But if the Jets are taking a low cost flier on a player like this to see whether he can bolster depth, I can’t be too upset. His profile would make him one of the better backup tackles in the league.

The Jets have also agreed to terms with Rashad Weaver.

Weaver projects as little more than a camp body as an edge rusher. He was waived by the Titans at the end of training camp in 2024. He caught on with the Texans where he saw only 14 snaps. He then finished the season on the Rams’ practice squad.

The Jets also are bringing back a familiar face on defense, Isaiah Oliver.

Oliver played a backup role for the Jets as a hybrid safety/slot corner. His play was unremarkable, but I don’t think the Jets are bringing him back purely for his on field ability. Oliver has a unique profile, which could help the team.

Before coming to the Jets, he spent 2023 with the San Francisco 49ers. Who was San Francisco’s defensive coordinator that year? It was Steve Wilks, who just so happened to be hired as the Jets’ new defensive coordinator. This means Oliver is the rare player with a deep understanding of both the system the Jets run last year and the one they are transitioning into this year. One might think Oliver could be a help to the coaching staff implementing the new scheme.

Finally, the Jets agreed to terms with center Josh Myers.

Myers was a three year starter for the Packers, although his track record was mixed. If this was a depth move, I think it is a very strong one for the Jets. It will be interesting to see whether Myers will be a backup or whether this could signal some shuffling along the offensive line. The Jets have a big hole at right tackle. Right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker has some experience at tackle, while incumbent center Joe Tippmann played some guard as a rookie. Stay tuned.