The Jets wrapped up the 2025 season with a 35-8 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 18. Here are three takeaways from the season.

Youth Movement Takes Center Stage
All seven of the Jets' 2025 draft selections played a role for the Green & White this season, led by OL Armand Membou, who played 100 percent of the snaps on offense. WR Arian Smith appeared in 16 games (5 starts) and recorded 7 catches for 52 yards, in addition to playing a role on special teams.

S Malachi Moore led all rookies, playing 950 (84.15 percent) of defensive snaps. Moore appeared in 17 games (14 starts) and recorded 101 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 pass defenses, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.

"Malachi really grew as the season progressed on how he operated," HC Aaron Glenn said ahead of Week 18.

TE Mason Taylor, LB Kiko Mauigoa, CB Azareye'h Thomas and DL Tyler Baron all ended the 2025 season on injured reserve but made an impact early on.

Taylor, who played 654 offensive snaps, appeared in 13 games (11 starts) and finished the season with 44 receptions for 369 yards and 1 TD. Mauigoa appeared in 12 games (8 starts) and recorded 45 tackles. He led the rookie class in special teams snaps, playing 204 (43.40%). Thomas registered 22 total tackles, 2 TFL and 7 pass defenses across 12 games (5 starts), while Baron appeared in 6 games and registered 9 total tackles.

The Jets were battered by injuries throughout the season, allowing several other young players to step up down the stretch. The Jets finished the 2025 season with five undrafted rookie free agents on the 53-man roster -- starting QB Brady Cook, CB Jordan Clark, S Dean Clark, DT Payton Page and WR Quentin Skinner. Entering Week 18, the team led the NFL in snaps by first and second year players.

"Injuries happen and then you have to play a good amount of guys that you didn't expect to have to play at that time," Glenn said. "We had the opportunity to be able to do that and get a chance to see a lot of these guys, and a lot of these guys grew."

Special Teams Unit a Bright Spot Throughout Season
Though the Jets' season did not pan out as HC Aaron Glenn had hoped it would, special teams were was a bright spot throughout the year.

First-year special teams coordinator Chris Banjo led a unit that led the league in average kickoff return yards (29.9) and field goal percentage (96.6). The unit also recorded 3 returns for TDs, tied for the most in the league. In Week 3 at Tampa Bay, edge Will McDonald IV blocked a FG and returned it for a TD.

"The whole unit has really been committed to excellence, and we've had a lot of moving parts," Banjo said ahead of Week 18. "I think the group has done a really good job just being able to put their best foot forward on a regular basis."

Kene Nwangwu, who returned a kickoff for a TD in Week 10, finished the season leading the league in average kickoff return yards (33.6). And Isaiah Williams was named team MVP after returning 2 punts for TDs.

P Austin McNamara had a standout season, placing 32 punts inside the 20-yard line, the second most in the league. K Nick Folk converted all but a single field-goal attempt and was a perfect 20 of 20 on extra points.

"I honestly think this has got to be damn near at the top, if not the top," Banjo said of where the kicking duo ranks. "We see what we see on the field, on gameday, how they're able to perform, but just their commitment to excellence every day at work. … They're consistently relentless about how they go about it."

Learning and Looking Ahead
HC Aaron Glenn shared following Sunday's loss that while the outcome of this season was not expected, his confidence in the foundation being built at 1 Jets Drive remains unshaken.

"I think you guys know my history," Glenn said. "I've been there and I've done that. … I do know this: It's going to turn. It's going to turn, and I am very confident in that. So, I look forward to getting back. I look forward to starting this offseason."

Glenn said there are plenty of areas for improvement, and as the focus turns to the offseason, the team will remember the shortcomings of 2025. He stressed, however, that the most important thing will be completing the evaluation process and looking ahead.

"Every season is different, and this locker room will not be the same, and that's just how it is," he said. "After every season, it doesn't matter if we go 15-2. Once the season is over, you go onto the next. … Learn from it absolutely, but as far as wavering, I'm not going to do that at all."