Ahead of the start of training camp, a look at The Post’s top five Jets players to watch:
Mekhi Becton, OT
The 2020 first-round pick has dropped 50 pounds and is fighting for his job after missing all but one game in the past two years.
Becton has been adamant that he is a left tackle, but the Jets have Duane Brown there.
How they deploy Becton in camp will be a major issue. Becton blasted the coaches in May, blaming them for his injury last year.
How will the coaches react in camp?
If Becton can’t beat out Brown, does he slide into the starting right tackle spot or become a backup?
The spotlight is on Becton.
Sauce Gardner, CB
There have not been many rookies more impressive than Gardner.
He looked like he belonged from the minute he stepped on the field and won Defensive Rookie of the Year.
What can he do for an encore?
Will he hit a sophomore slump?
Can he continue to dominate?
Those will be some of the questions he needs to answer.
Gardner is now considered one of the best cornerbacks in football.
There will be a different kind of pressure on him this season, and teams will be attacking him differently (or maybe they will just stay away from him completely).
Carl Lawson, DE
Lawson is now two years removed from his torn Achilles tendon, and that is usually when players get back to 100 percent.
Lawson had a fine 2022 season, with seven sacks, but the Jets asked him to take a pay cut this offseason.
If Lawson can become a double-digit sack man, the Jets defense will hits a new level.
They have a slew of pass rushers, including first-round picks from the past two drafts, Jermaine Johnson and Will McDonald.
Lawson is still the team’s No. 1 edge rusher, but head coach Robert Saleh loves a rotation, and Lawson’s usage will be something to watch.
Will McDonald, DE
The first-round pick has flown under the radar since he was drafted, largely because Aaron Rodgers is consuming all of the oxygen in the Jets universe.
McDonald was a surprise pick at No. 15. He is undersized, but his speed was on display in OTAs.
McDonald joins a crowded room of edge rushers, with 2022 first-rounder Johnson also fighting for playing time. Saleh rotates defensive linemen constantly.
McDonald has an uphill climb for playing time and may have to sit on the bench more than most first-round picks usually do.
Garrett Wilson, WR
Another member of the outstanding 2022 rookie class, Wilson overcame poor quarterback play last year to put together a season that earned him the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
With Rodgers at quarterback, Wilson should make a huge leap in Year 2, a scary proposition for opponents.
It feels as if Wilson is on the verge of becoming one of the best wide receivers in football.
He dominated the season finale last year in Miami despite being the obvious target for quarterback Joe Flacco.
Wilson is the clear No. 1 receiver for the Jets now, and he should get a steady number of targets.
