{"id":765866,"date":"2026-02-21T02:37:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/765866\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T02:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:37:20","slug":"predicted-market-value-for-every-jets-fa-2-expected-for-10m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/765866\/","title":{"rendered":"Predicted market value for every Jets FA: 2 expected for $10M+"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every free agent decision<\/a> in the NFL comes down to one word:<\/p>\n

Money.<\/p>\n

The salary cap-tracking website Spotrac does its best to answer all money-related questions regarding NFL free agency. One of Spotrac\u2019s most famous tools is its \u201cmarket value\u201d projection, which uses comparable contracts from recent NFL history to predict the annual salary a free agent will command.<\/p>\n

Those numbers are live for the New York Jets\u2019 2026 free agents. Here are the expected market values for each unrestricted free agent, per Spotrac<\/a>:<\/p>\n

G Alijah Vera-Tucker ($12.8M)<\/p>\n

RB Breece Hall ($10.4M)<\/p>\n

LB Quincy Williams ($9.2M)<\/p>\n

S Tony Adams ($6.5M)<\/p>\n

G John Simpson ($6.3M)<\/p>\n

K Nick Folk ($4.8M)<\/p>\n

QB Tyrod Taylor ($4.0M)<\/p>\n

S Andre Cisco ($3.6M)<\/p>\n

EDGE Micheal Clemons ($3.5M)<\/p>\n

S Isaiah Oliver ($2.9M)<\/p>\n

LB Mykal Walker ($2.2M)<\/p>\n

WR Tyler Johnson ($2.2M)<\/p>\n

OT Max Mitchell ($1.7M)<\/p>\n

DT Jay Tufele ($1.6M)<\/p>\n

DT Khalen Saunders ($1.5M)<\/p>\n

WR Josh Reynolds ($1.5M)<\/p>\n

TE Stone Smartt ($1.4M)<\/p>\n

RB Khalil Herbert ($1.4M)<\/p>\n

TE Jelani Woods ($1.3M)<\/p>\n

CB Ja\u2019Sir Taylor ($1.1M)<\/p>\n

No value listed: OT Chukwuma Okorafor, RB\/KR Kene Nwangwu, FB Andrew Beck, CB Kris Boyd<\/p>\n

Takeaways<\/p>\n

The most notable projection is certainly Alijah Vera-Tucker\u2019s. Despite his poor track record of durability, Spotrac still expects the versatile lineman to command an eight-figure salary.<\/p>\n

For AVT, a $12.8 million salary, especially if it comes on a one-year deal or a two-year deal with limited second-year guarantees, could be justified as a reasonable hedge. It takes into account the upside afforded by his elite talent<\/a> and versatility, while being held to a reasonable level of risk given that he has played only 51% of possible career games.<\/p>\n

Would the Jets be willing to take a shot on AVT for $12.8 million?<\/p>\n

Only they know that answer, but given the Jets\u2019 plethora of needs outside of the offensive line, they may be inclined to fill their left guard spot in a cheaper and safer manner. Wyatt Teller<\/a> and David Edwards<\/a> are intriguing fits who might be less expensive, even if their upside isn\u2019t as high. The Jets could also save plenty of money by re-signing John Simpson, whom Spotrac expects to make $6.3 million per year.<\/p>\n

As for much-discussed running back Breece Hall, Spotrac estimates a salary of $10.4 million. This would currently rank ninth among running backs. It is a fair value for Hall\u2019s on-field impact; in 2025, he ranked seventh at the position with 241 yards over expected<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If this is Hall\u2019s true market value (which may not be the case; this is just a prediction), the Jets may be hesitant to use a tag on Hall. The franchise tag is worth $14.5 million for running backs, over $4 million higher than Hall\u2019s market value. There is also the option of the transition tag, which is priced at $11.7 million. Either way, the Jets would be overpaying Hall compared to his market value.<\/p>\n

Again, though, that depends on what his market value actually is. Spotrac could be undervaluing him. Hall is only 24 years old and has yet to play in an ideal offensive situation; teams may value him as a top-three back moving forward.<\/p>\n

Other fascinating predictions include Quincy Williams ($9.2 million) and Tony Adams ($6.5 million).<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 mark would make him much too expensive for a Jets team that is already paying Jamien Sherwood a $15 million salary at the linebacker position. Adams\u2019 mark would make him a starting safety somewhere, which a recent report indicated is the type of interest he may command<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, these are mere predictions. Any free agent is subject to vastly exceeding or falling short of them.<\/p>\n

Still, as we evaluate the Jets\u2019 options heading into free agency, it\u2019s nice to have some numbers to use as a baseline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every free agent decision in the NFL comes down to one word: Money. The salary cap-tracking website Spotrac…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":765867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[2316,487,7,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,3229,3231,3916,30016,3234],"class_list":{"0":"post-765866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-alijah-vera-tucker","9":"tag-breece-hall","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-free-content","12":"tag-jets","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-ny-jets-free-agency","19":"tag-ny-jets-news","20":"tag-ny-jets-players","21":"tag-ny-jets-salaries","22":"tag-standard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116106300471373747","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}