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Jelani Woods New York Jets · #86

Tight End · 6' 7", 253 lbs · Ellenwood, GA · Age 28

Jelani Woods is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 73rd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 31 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 73rd overall3-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #86 · Tight End
Jelani Woods
Season avg2 rec · 31 yds · 0 td
Career avg28 rec · 347 yds · 3 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2rec
31yds
0td
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Scouting report

Jelani Woods — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jelani Woods is a Tight End for the New York Jets, drafted 73rd overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 2 passes for 31 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
A-
Big-play
C
Scoring
B-
Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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A-
Big-play
Excellent · offense
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Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Jelani Woods stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #572 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
56Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jelani Woods — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
31 YDS
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Volume
2 REC
drill in ↓
A+
Big-play
15.5 Y/R
drill in ↓
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Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Jelani Woods

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
5
rec
-4–15
67
rec yds
-56–190
0
td
-1–2
8
targets
-7–24
5
games
0–10
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 5 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+3.5
Age curve
-0.2
Net vs last season+3.3 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 4 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jelani Woods career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022152531234012.5
2025414034.0
2026 in progress · 2 games22310215.5
Career2128347345
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jelani Woods

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-10-09

The beginning

Jelani Woods is a Tight End for the New York Jets, in his 5th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 73rd overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Jelani Woods is a New York Jets tight end, drafted 73rd overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 28 passes for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 2 passes for 31 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 7"
Weight
253 lbs
Draft
73rd overall, 2022
Born
Ellenwood, GA
Age
28
Jersey
#86
Background

Jelani Woods is from Ellenwood, GA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 73rd overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 7", 253 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 28 passes for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns. Woods is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Jelani Woods is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 28 passes for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving28 career receptions for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Best season25 catches for 312 yards in 2022.
Draft pedigree73rd overall, 2022.
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FAQ

Jelani Woods — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jelani Woods, answered.

What position does Jelani Woods play?
Jelani Woods is a Tight End for the New York Jets.
When was Jelani Woods drafted?
Jelani Woods was drafted 73rd overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Jelani Woods played?
3 (2022–2026).
What are Jelani Woods's career stats?
He has caught 28 passes for 347 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Jelani Woods career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter
Snap share
32%
of offensive snaps
Target share
2%
WOPR 0.04

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ TEN
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
53
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
33
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ TENW2 vs GBW3 @ DETW4 @ CHIW5 vs CLEW6 @ NEW7 vs MIAW8 vs LVW9 @ KCW10 vs BUFW11 @ LACW12 @ MIAW13 · BYEW14 vs DENW15 @ ARIW16 vs NEW17 vs MINW18 @ BUF

Each week grades Jelani Woods's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2022
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hamstring (Out)2022 Wk13 · Shoulder (Questionable)2022 Wk12 · Shoulder2022 Wk11 · Shoulder (Out)2022 Wk10 · Shoulder (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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