2025 New York Jets season
The 2025 season was the New York Jets' 56th in the National Football League, their 66th overall and their first under general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. This season began with the team's fourth head coach in eight seasons.
The team failed to improve their 5–12 record from the previous season following a 29–6 blowout loss to the [2025 2025 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints] in Week 16, failed to match it after another 42–10 blowout loss to their division rival [2025 2025 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots season|New England Patriots] the following week, and instead went 3–14 for their worst season since 2020. The Jets were the last winless team in the NFL, losing their first seven games before earning their first victory against the [2025 2025 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]. This season began with the team's fifth quarterback starting on opening day in six seasons. The Jets clinched their 10th consecutive losing season after a 23–10 loss on the road to the Baltimore Ravens, while also clinching the franchise's sixth consecutive season with ten losses or more. They also missed the playoffs for the 15th straight year and got swept by their division rivals for the third time in six seasons. The Jets forced a mere 4 opponent turnovers in the entire season, the lowest of any NFL team since the AFL-NFL merger, breaking the previous record of 7 set by the 2018 San Francisco 49ers. The Jets also became infamous as the first team in NFL history to not record an interception in an entire season since the NFL began tracking them in 1933, as all four of their forced turnovers were fumble recoveries.
On November 4, 2025, the Jets traded away All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts and All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Dallas Cowboys for multiple first and second round selections. For the first time since 2021, not a single Jet made the Pro Bowl.
Draft
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Jared Bartlett | LB | [2024 2024 Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati Bearcats football team|Cincinnati] | |
| Dean Clark | DB | Fresno State | |
| Jordan Clark | DB | Notre Dame | |
| Brady Cook | QB | Missouri | |
| Caden Davis | K | Ole Miss | |
| Donovan Edwards | RB | Michigan | |
| Gus Hartwig | C | Purdue | |
| Dymere Miller | WR | Rutgers | |
| Fatorma Mulbah | DT | West Virginia | |
| Payton Page | DT | Clemson | |
| Jamaal Pritchett | WR | South Alabama | |
| Quentin Skinner | WR | Kansas | |
| Aaron Smith | LB | South Carolina State | |
| Ja'Markis Weston | LB | Florida | |
| Leander Wiegand | G | N/A* | |
| Kai Kroeger | P | South Carolina | |
| Lawrance Toafili | RB | Florida State |
'''Draft trades'''
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Despite a competitive effort by the Jets, it wasn't enough to avoid their second consecutive 0–1 start and loss to Pittsburgh.Week 2: vs. Buffalo Bills
With the loss, the Jets started 0–2 for the first time since 2021.Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Despite a comeback attempt in the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers scored a last second field goal to drop the Jets to 0–3. This marked their third loss to Tampa Bay since 2017.Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
With the loss, the Jets fell to 0–4, and suffered their tenth consecutive loss to the Dolphins in Miami.Week 5: vs. Dallas Cowboys
With the loss, the Jets fell to 0–5 for the first time since 2020, and became the first team in NFL history to reach that milestone without any takeaways. Head coach Aaron Glenn became the first coach in franchise history to begin his tenure with five losses. Additionally, they became the league’s lone winless team by the end of the week, with the [2025 New Orleans 2025 New Orleans Saints season|Saints season|Saints] defeating the Giants and the Titans defeating the Cardinals. The Jets also fell to the Cowboys at home for the first time since 2003.Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
NFL London gamesThe Jets' offense struggled significantly against the Broncos' defense. Denver recorded nine sacks on quarterback Justin Fields, including a game-winning sack on fourth down. The Broncos held the Jets to just 82 total net yards of offense and limited Fields to 9-of-17 passing for 45 yards. The Jets finished with −10 net passing yards, setting a franchise record for the fewest in a single game. It was also the lowest total by any NFL team since the San Diego Chargers recorded −19 passing yards against the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.
Week 7: vs. Carolina Panthers
Fields struggled once again, completing 6-of-12 passes for 46 yards in the first half. At the start of the third quarter, he was benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor, but the change wasn’t enough, as the Jets lost their seventh straight game to fall to 0–7. They joined the 2020 Jets and the 1996 Jets as the only teams in franchise history to start a season 0–7. The game also marked the end of Sauce Gardner's tenure as a Jet.Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals
Before the game, it was announced that longtime Jets center Nick Mangold had died at the age of 41 from complications related to kidney disease.The Jets stumbled out of the gate once again, falling behind the Bengals and entering the fourth quarter trailing 31–16. Both teams exchanged touchdowns, giving Cincinnati a 38–24 lead with 10:21 remaining. The Jets then mounted a comeback, scoring two unanswered touchdowns. Running back Breece Hall threw a touchdown pass to tight end Mason Taylor, giving New York a one-point lead. The Bengals attempted a late comeback but turned the ball over on downs, sealing the Jets’ first win of the season, becoming the final team in the league to record a win this season.
The Jets finished with 502 total yards of offense, including a season-high 254 rushing yards. Justin Fields bounced back from two bad performances and completed 21-of-32 passes for 244 yards and one touchdown. Hall became the fourth non-quarterback since 1950 to throw a game-winning touchdown pass in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime. He was also the first non-quarterback to record multiple rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of a game. Head coach Aaron Glenn recorded his first win after starting the season 0–7, setting a franchise record for the longest losing streak to begin a tenure by a new Jets head coach.
With the win, the Jets improved to 1–7 and 1–1 against the AFC North.
Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns
After the Browns scored a touchdown, Kene Nwangwu returned a kickoff 99 yards for a score. On the very next drive following a Browns punt, Isaiah Williams returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Jets had both a kickoff return and a punt return for a touchdown in the same game. The Jets managed to hold off the Browns for their second win of the seasonWill McDonald IV tied a Jets franchise record when he finished with four sacks.
With the win, the Jets improved to 2–7 and 2–1 against the AFC North.
Week 11: at New England Patriots
With their 17th loss in their last 19 against the Patriots since 2016, the Jets fell to 2–8 and 0–3 against the AFC East.Week 12: at Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Jets finished 2–2 against the AFC North and secured their 10th consecutive losing season, falling to 2–9.The Jets decided to bench Justin Fields and named Tyrod Taylor the starting quarterback.