3 years agoNew York Jets wide receiver
Jeff Smith was productive at the team's first day of mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday and got a lot of run with the first-team offense. Smith is currently ahead of
Denzel Mims for the No. 5 receiver spot, strictly based on practice repetitions, and Smith is also a top special-teamer. Mims ran with the second- and third-team offense on Tuesday. The former second-rounder had just eight catches for 133 yards in 11 games last year and has yet to score a touchdown in the NFL. He looks good physically this offseason, but he's still buried on the receiver depth chart behind
Corey Davis, rookie
Garrett Wilson,
Elijah Moore and
Braxton Berrios with training camp a month away. Perhaps the Jets will trade Mims this year.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN New York - Rich Cimini
3 years agoThe New York Jets have re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent wide receiver
Jeff Smith, cornerback Javelin Guidry, safety Elijah Riley and defensive lineman Tim Ward. Smith has spent all three of his NFL seasons with the Jets, compiling 26 receptions for 292 yards and no touchdowns on 56 targets in 25 total games (seven starts) in that span. He had just eight catches on 17 targets for 113 yards in 12 games (three starts) for the Jets last season. However, he did see an increased role on special teams as a gunner on kickoffs and punts. Smith will return to Gang Green for a fourth season, but he's well off the fantasy radar as primarily a special teams player.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NYJets.com - Randy Lange
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