Team news: New York Jets

Will McDonald and Mason Taylor are out this week, Aaron Glenn said

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

Ruckert will slide back into the "TE1" role, but that's more of a TE4 in fantasy. He can safely be kept on waiver wires.

Justin Fields’ first season with the Jets has come to an end.

The Jets are putting Fields on injured reserve with a knee injury, ending his season.

Related players: Brady Cook, Tyrod Taylor

Cook will start at quarterback for the Jets, with Taylor backing him up. As the story said: the decision to give Fields a two-year, $40 million contract in March is looking like a costly mistake. Fields has a $20 million base salary next season, of which $10 million is guaranteed. It’s unclear at this point whether Fields will be back next year, but the Jets are on the hook for at least that $10 million either way.

The Jets said QB Brady Cook will get the start in Week 17.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn said Cook was doing a really good job in the beginning of the game, managing the game the right way. Glenn admitted there were mistakes made by Cook later in the game, and also mentioned the offensive line, which gave up eight sacks in the loss to the Saints.

TE Mason Taylor, who will miss his second game in a row with a neck injury, is expected back next week, Glenn says.

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

Taylor has been on the cusp of fantasy relevance as a TE streamer, but his floor is very low. Ruckert doesn't need to be started in his steed.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn told reporters that WR Garrett Wilson, who has bad a knee injury, will not play again this season.

Related Players: Adonai Mitchell, John Metchie, Isaiah Williams

We look toward 2026 for basically the entire Jets offense. Mitchell can be considered a low-end WR3 for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs.

Brady Cook is the starter this week, Aaron Glenn announces

Related Players: Tyrod Taylor, Justin Fields

It's a good move for the Jets to continue to evaluate their late-round selection, but it doesn't move the needle much for fantasy purposes. Cook can be left on waiver wires in the deepest of leagues, while the Saints should be earmarked as a streaming D/ST.

Mason Taylor and AZ Thomas are also out.

Related Players: Jeremy Ruckert

We are absolutely not playing Ruckert, even more so considering that UDFA rookie Brady Cook is starting this weekend.

Brady Cook, officially, will be the Jets starting QB on Sunday. Adrian Martinez is No. 2.

Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields are both out, as expected.

Cook threw for 163 yards and two interceptions over 30 pass attempts in Week 14. We can safely leave him on waiver wires in all league sizes.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn officially announced QB Tyrod Taylor will start Sunday vs. the Ravens.

Related Players: Justin Fields

The raw dropbacks will at least go up, but there's such a lack of firepower in the pass-catching group that Taylor still shouldn't be on many fantasy radars. He's currently in the final spot of our QB rankings.

Browns rookie QB Dillon Gabriel remains in concussion protocol.

Related players: Shedeur Sanders, Bailey Zappe

The post added that HC Kevin Stefanski said he will provide an update on Wednesday as it pertains to how the team is handling preparations for the Raiders. We all know by now it's tough for a player to clear protocol for the following week, so there is a pretty good chance Gabriel won't be able to play in Week 12. That means, Sanders would be in line to get his first start. Sanders should get a lot more reps this week to get him prepared for the Raiders, but it will be worth monitoring this week.