The Jets have signed five players to Reserve/Future contracts.
DE Paschal Ekeji
Paschal Ekeji (6-4, 230) was signed to the practice squad on Nov. 27. The former rugby star holds citizenship in three nations and was one of 13 players from 12 countries selected as part the NFL International Player Pathway (IPP) Program class. In summer 2022, Ekeji was one of 49 participants from five countries – Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – in the first NFL Africa Camp. Born in the Southern African country of Lesotho, Ekeji played rugby for Grey College in Bloemfontein and later attended Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape province of South Africa. He most recently played with the Sharks, a southern African professional rugby team.
OL Liam Fornadel
Liam Fornadel (6-4, 312) was signed by the Jets in July and appeared in all three preseason games for the Green & White before he was waived in August. He was added to the practice squad on Sept. 8, waived by the team on Sept. 23 and re-added to the p-squad on Sept. 30. The James Madison product previously spent time with the DC Defenders of the UFL and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. Fornadel had a stint with the Patriots in 2024 and spent most of last season on their practice squad before he was released in December.
LB Ochaun Mathis
Ochaun Mathis (6-5, 260), who was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, was signed to the Jets' practice squad on Dec. 16. He appeared in 8 games during his rookie season with the Rams, was waived by the team in August 2024 and then signed with the Patriots' practice squad. Mathis appeared in 5 games with New England before he was released and signed to the Eagles' practice squad. The TCU/Nebraska product appeared in 1 game for Philadelphia in 2024. This season, Mathis has had stints with the Titans' and Browns' practice squads but did not appear in any games. He was released by Cleveland on Dec. 9.
WR Jamaal Pritchett
Jamaal Pritchett signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in May 2025 and spent the season on the practice squad. The Tuskegee/South Alabama product was a first-team All-Sun Belt performer in 2024 and led the conference with 1,126 receiving yards. Pritchett led the Jets with 4 receptions for 54 yards in the team's 2025 preseason finale against the Eagles, and he finished preseason play with 7 total receptions for 70 yards. Pritchett did not appear in a regular season game for the Green & White.
DB Samuel Womack
Samuel Womack III (5-10, 189) was signed to the Jets' practice squad on Dec. 2 and was elevated for Week 18. He started his first game for the Green & White and played 73 defensive snaps (97%), registering 7 total tackles and 1 pass defense in the loss. Prior to the Jets, Womack appeared in 5 games (1 start) with the Tennessee Titans this season and had 4 tackles and 1 PD. With the Colts in 2024, Womack played in 17 games and made 8 starts, totaling 36 tackles, 2 INTs and 9 PDs. A fifth-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2022 NFL Draft, Womack, a Toledo product, appeared in 23 regular season games for the 49ers in 2022-23 and collected 18 defensive tackles (14 solo), 1 TFL, 2 PDs, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR and added 8 special teams stops. In three postseason contests with the 49ers, Womack tallied 3 solo tackles and 2 special teams tackles.
