The NY Jets just made the right decision on Alijah Vera-Tucker’s future
The Jets finally have a plan for AVT.
The annual NFL Owners Meetings in Palm Beach have come and gone, as another checkpoint is reached in the 2025 offseason. With free agency in the rearview and April here, the New York Jets enter draft season needing to fill multiple roster holes.
One of those holes comes on the offensive line as the Jets must find their new starting right tackle for 2025 and beyond. Despite speculation around Alijah Vera-Tucker potentially making a move away from guard to right tackle, he will stay put.
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The annual NFL Owners Meetings in Palm Beach have come and gone, as another checkpoint is reached in the 2025 offseason. With free agency in the rearview and April here, the New York Jets enter draft season needing to fill multiple roster holes.
One of those holes comes on the offensive line as the Jets must find their new starting right tackle for 2025 and beyond. Despite speculation around Alijah Vera-Tucker potentially making a move away from guard to right tackle, he will stay put.
On Sunday, general manager Darren Mougey revealed that Vera-Tucker will play guard this upcoming season while still noting his flexibility on the offensive line. For the Jets offense, this is the right move to make.
The NY Jets made the right decision by keeping Alijah Vera-Tucker at guard
After being selected 14th overall by the Jets in the 2021 NFL Draft, Vera-Tucker has proven himself to be a versatile offensive lineman. In his first four seasons, the USC product has started 43 games and has played snaps at right tackle, right guard, left guard, and left tackle.
However, last season, in 15 games played, all of Vera-Tucker’s 916 snaps came at right guard. The 25-year-old finished the season with a career-high 77.7 Pro Football Focus grade, while allowing just 16 pressures and eight QB hurries, which were third and second-fewest among guards.
