Jamien Sherwood Viewed As Favorite To Start At Strongside Linebacker
Until/if the New York Jets bring back free-agent linebacker Kwon Alexander, Jamien Sherwood should be viewed as the favorite to replace Alexander in the lineup as the starting strongside linebacker next to C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams. The 23-year-old fifth-round pick in 2021 only played 25 defensive snaps last year, and 15 of them came in the last two games of the season. Rookie sixth-rounder Zaire Barnes would have to impress in training camp to have a shot at the job, while Hamsah Nasirildeen is more of a special teams contributor. Sherwood has just 31 tackles (20 solo) and half a sack in his two NFL seasons to this point.
New York Jets rookie linebacker Jamien Sherwood (Achilles) suffered a torn Achilles in the Week 7 loss to the New England Patriots and will miss the rest of the season, according to a source. The Jets were already short-handed on Sunday with Jarrad Davis (ankle) and C.J. Mosley (hamstring) out, and Sherwood had been a major contributor for the team, totaling 14 tackles (eight solo) in his five games played (four starts). The fifth-rounder played a season-high 68% of the defensive snaps on Sunday before going down with injury. The Jets defense/special teams was already a unit to avoid at all costs in fantasy, and the injuries to their linebacking corps makes them an even better matchup for opposing offenses moving forward. They'll get the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8.
