Jets RB Tevin Coleman and TE Tyler Kroft are expected to play Week 18.

Good for them as both dealt with injuries throughout 2021. Neither are fantasy considerations Week 18.

Robert Saleh said Monday that he expects Michael Carter, Michael Carter II, Tevin Coleman, Bryce Huff and Tyler Kroft to return Sunday against Miami.

Carter was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury after Week 11. One would think he'd step back into the starting role for the Jets. He had 10 touches in Week 11 before getting hurt but before that logged 20, 14, 24 and 19 touches in the weeks leading up. The Jets get the Dolphins, Jaguars, Buccaneers and Bills to close out the season.

New York Jets TE Tyler Kroft (lung laceration) will miss multiple weeks.

Related Plater: Ryan Griffin

Just as Kroft returns from a back issue, he leaves with another serious issue.

Jets TE Tyler Kroft (back) is questionable for Week 8's contest against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Kroft playing matters with Mike White at quarterback. Do not expect much if you are in a desperate position that rostering and playing Kroft is an option.

Jets TE Tyler Kroft (back) will miss Week 7 against the New England Patriots.

Kroft's back is going to be an issue going forward. It is safe to cut bait.

Jets HC Robert Saleh told reporters Wednesday that TE Tyler Kroft is dealing with a significant back issue. “It’s not easy what he’s going though," Saleh said.

Kroft exploded onto the scene as QB Zach Wilson's security target but faded as soon as his back issue became apparent. At this point the hope is Kroft can get healthy enough to function without back pain.

Jets HC Robert Saleh told reporters Friday that TE Tyler Kroft (ribs, back) will miss Week 5's game in London against the Atlanta Falcons.

Related Player: Ryan Griffin

Kroft has been an afterthought after some preseason hype. Griffin has been the better of the two and will draw the start overseas.

Jets WR Jamison Crowder has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Rich CImini of ESPN. He will go on the COVID-19 list and his availability for Week 1 is in question.

Related Players: Elijah Moore, Denzel Mims, Corey Davis, Keelan Cole, Tyler Kroft

Not only has Crowder tested positive but he had missed the last few practices with a groin issue. If Crowder were to miss Week 1, Elijah Moore and Keelan Cole would be benefactors opposite Corey Davis, and newly minted TE1 Tyler Kroft would help with passes closer to the line of scrimmage.

The Vikings have solved their TE issue, as they are trading for promising Jets TE Chris Herndon.

Related players: Irv Smith, Tyler Kroft, Ryan Griffin

The Jets will get draft pick compensation, sources say. As the tweet says, Herndon steps right in following Smith’s knee injury. Smith's timetable is still up in the air and the Vikings needed to address the position. Herndon has been highly-touted, but never really lived up to the hype after a rookie season where he caught 39 balls for over 500 yards and four TDs in 2018. He was hurt for 2019 and last year caught 31 balls for 287 yards and three TDs and recently fell behind Kroft in the pecking order.

As for the Jets, this is not a shocking move. Kroft has been one of the bigger surprises of the spring. He has seen a lot of time with the starting unit and caught two TD passes from Zach Wilson against the Packers a couple of weeks ago. Griffin is the Jets TE2.

Kroft has been one of the bigger surprises of the spring. He has seen a lot of time with the starting unit and tight end is a position battle to watch in training camp. Kroft could beat out Chris Herndon for the job if Herndon does not shake out of the funk he was in last year.

Right now both Tyler Kroft and Chris Herndon are free in both best ball and redraft leagues. Neither is recommended for redraft but at their current ADPs (Kroft: 216.0, Herndon: 211.6), whoever emerges at the end of training camp is worth a dart throw.