Coming into training camp, the New York Jets had high hopes that their young offensive line could grow into one of the best in the NFL this season.

It’s a far cry from the inconsistencies and injuries that have derailed the group in the past.

New York has invested plenty of resources to ensure that doesn’t happen again. They drafted right tackle Armand Membou with the seventh overall pick in the 2025 draft and left tackle Olu Fashanu with the 11th overall pick in 2024. They have also selected Alijah Vera-Tucker (first round) and Joe Tippmann (second round) within the last four years.

New York has a collection of young, homegrown talent on the offensive line.

For the first time in years, it feels like the Jets will finally be sturdy across all five positions up front.

Jets Offensive Line Update

Head coach Aaron Glenn knows how important a good offensive line can be for an offense. As a former defensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions, Glenn saw Detroit’s offensive line become the focal point in their run to two straight division titles.

As the Jets begin training camp, their offensive line has looked good to start – even if it’s hard to gauge where the group is at during this portion of practices.

“It’s kind of hard to get a true feel of the run game when you don’t have pads on, but you can see some things that are encouraging when it comes to that, and I thought they did a really good job of that,” Glenn said. “I mean, [defensive players] know exactly what our guys up front want to do, and they thrive on that, and our backs thrive on that also.”

Without pads on, it’s hard for an offensive line to show the physical style that many expect New York to adopt in 2025. The fact that Friday’s practice saw multiple big runs broken before the running back was touched, though, shows that the group’s fundamentals are sound.

And that is across the board as well.

Fashanu has had a quiet start to camp, which means he hasn’t been beaten. John Simpson has an edge that works perfectly for a run-based scheme. Tippmann and AVT have looked solid, and even Membou has begun to hold his own against Will McDonald.

It has only been three practices, but it seems like New York’s offensive line is coming into shape.

Competition Breeds Greatness

That doesn’t mean there isn’t a battle to decide, though.

New York has opened a position battle at center between Tippmann and Josh Myers. The former Green Bay Packer has been a starter for over 50 games throughout his career. In 2024, though, Pro Football Focus ranked him as the fourth-worst center out of 32 qualifiers.

Tippmann, on the other hand, was graded as a top-10 center last season. Glenn has made it clear that the organization would not look at past performance to determine who would start – only current production during camp.

Speaking to reporters Friday, Myers echoed those statements.

“It certainly was made clear that it’s a competition,” Myers said.

There are a number of different reasons why the Jets would open up a competition for one of the better young centers in the game. The fact that they are only paying Myers just over $3 million, though, may highlight that there is more of an investment in Tippmann.

This could be something done to light a fire under the young veteran.

Even if Myers doesn’t beat out Tippmann, he can still provide strong depth along the interior of the line. The same could be said for Max Mitchell, Carter Warren, and Chukwuma Okorafor. Not only does New York have a quality starting unit, but the depth among the group has vastly improved as well.

It all ties into a unit that should be one of the strengths of the roster going into the 2025 season. No matter who wins the center battle, the Jets should feel pretty confident in their young offensive line.