Mekhi Becton Fantasy

New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said that left tackle Mekhi Becton (knee) is not participating in the team's voluntary offseason workouts in Florham Park. Becton is working out on his own in Dallas instead. The former 11th overall pick in 2020 started 13 games at left tackle in his rookie season, but he suffered an MCL injury in the season opener last year and never made it back for the Jets. The 23-year-old now will have to compete with George Fant in training camp if he wants to earn his starting job back on quarterback Zach Wilson's blind side. Becton should be fully healthy for the start of training camp, but it remains to be seen if he can show the team enough to become a starter again.

Apr. 21st • 12:18 PM

The New York Jets expect offensive tackle Mekhi Becton (knee) to be one of their starting tackles in 2022. "Yes, we are operating like Mekhi is going to be one of our two tackles. That's our expectation that he's going to come back ready to roll. I know he's fired up to get back on the field and compete," general manager Joe Douglas said. Becton missed 15 games last year with a knee injury, and head coach Robert Saleh said earlier this offseason that he wouldn't be guaranteed a starting job in 2022. The 22-year-old left tackle has been a huge disappointment for New York since they drafted him in the first round, and there's a possibility that he's eventually moved to right tackle.

Mar. 29th • 12:37 PM

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh said that offensive tackles Mekhi Becton and George Fant will compete for the starting left tackle spot heading into the 2022 season. The Jets took Becton with the 11th overall pick in the 2020 draft, and the 22-year-old made 13 starts at left tackle in his rookie season. However, Becton injured his knee in the season opener this year and never made it back onto the field, mainly because of conditioning issues. Because of the lost season, he'll now need to prove himself to the Jets in order to win the starting left tackle job back. Fant was injured late in the year, but he did a respectable job on rookie quarterback Zach Wilson's blind side in his 15 starts in 2021.

Feb. 1st • 6:13 PM