Player profile

Age: 27 yr
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 253 lb
NFL Experience: 4 years
Birth Date: Oct 9, 1998
College: Virginia
Draft: 2022
Draft Pick: R3 · #73

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 8/17
Total Contract: $1.2M
This Year: $1.1M
Per Game: $65K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+7.3 vs NFL TE63rd percentile

Role+15.5 vs NFL TE74th percentile

Experience+1.4 vs NFL TE49th percentile

Prime+5.7 vs NFL TE52nd percentile

Durability−13.8 vs NFL TE16th percentile

Continuity−8.5 vs NFL TE55th percentile

Draft Pedigree+40.8 vs NFL TE84th percentile

Contract Fit+11.9 vs NFL TE78th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Jelani Woods fits · Tight Ends

NYJ tight ends, last season vs this season — Jelani Woods is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends: Alfredo Roberts

#85Mason Taylor748213/175365768276$2.4M22.46'5"255

#16Kenyon SadiqDrafted, unsigned767210/1700507885—21.66'3"241

#86Jelani Woods55628/174126489667$1.1M28.06'7"253

#89Jeremy Ruckert634015/176591919657$3.5M26.16'5"250

#49Connor HulsteinStatus not established19303/170050940—24.66'5"247

Last season · 2025Tight Ends: Alfredo Roberts

Mason TaylorReserve list748213/175365768276$2.4M22.46'5"255

Stone SmarttUnknown596214/17532482960—28.06'4"226

Jelani Woods55628/174126489667$1.1M28.06'7"253

Nick MuseUnknown36555/175028965—27.86'5"250

Jeremy Ruckert634015/176591919657$3.5M26.16'5"250

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#86Jelani Woods

Roster Value55

UnknownNYJOffseason roster

New York Jets re-sign TE Jelani Woods

Mar 5, 2026

Official