Three on O: A.Mitchell, Myers, Beck

After each game, we'll be highlighting three defensive and three offensive players and looking in detail at their performance. We'll wrap up today with the offense:

Adonai the Adonis

Adonai Mitchell had the breakout game he's been hoping for - not just since being traded to the Jets, but since he was drafted. With eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, Mitchell became the first Jets player all season with a 100-yard game.

Of course over half of these yards came on his 52-yard touchdown catch, which came as he got a step deep on the defensive back, who slipped with the ball in the air. This was Mitchell's first career touchdown after he famously fumbled the ball before crossing the line with the Colts on a long play earlier this year.

Aside from the touchdown, Mitchell generated 50 yards on 11 targets, which doesn't sound that impressive, but nearly all of these were tough catches and he had some important conversions as well as some key yardage to set up the late field goal.

Mitchell's longest catch apart from the touchdown was this sideline catch on 3rd-and-7, which was excellent technique to drag both feet and bring the ball in cleanly.

He also had a first down on this play where he ran an out route and held onto the ball with a defender all over him.

His other five catches included three diving grabs where he went down to get a low throw, one snag on a ball thrown behind him and one sideline catch where he held on despite a big hit. Essentially nothing about any of his catches was routine.

Even some of the five unsuccessful throws his way were positive, as one was a 27-yard pass interference penalty and another was a missed call that also should have been pass interference.

Mitchell is also good after the catch, as he showed on a big play last week, but didn't get a chance to show that off in this game.

On the whole, this was an exciting performance from Mitchell. This weekend, he'll get a chance to show it wasn't a one-off. If he has another productive game, it may be time to start getting excited that he's going to realize the untapped potential he undoubtedly has.

No time to wallow in the Myers

Center Josh Myers has continued to have a consistent campaign. He may not be an impact player but he rarely has a really bad performance.

If there was any concern that Myers was specifically benefiting from playing with Justin Fields, who he is obviously comfortable with having played extensively with him at Ohio State, that can safely be dispelled because since Tyrod Taylor became the starter he hasn't given up a single pressure in two games. He didn't have any games with zero pressures allowed prior to this.

In the running game, he had one play where he missed a block and allowed a run to be stuffed but otherwise had no serious errors, although sometimes didn't sustain a second level block all the way to the end of a play.

He made a few good combo blocks and when called up to climb to the second level, did this well a few times.

Myers had one mistake where he didn't snap the ball, leading to a false start that almost submarined the game-winning field goal drive, but he's typically playing a functional role.

It will be an interesting decision as to whether Myers will return in 2026, as he's only on a one-year deal. The Jets may revert to Joe Tippmann as their starting center, but that will depend on John Simpson, Alijah Vera-Tucker and whatever else they do on the offensive interior during the offseason.

Beck in the saddle

Andrew Beck was only in the game for eight offensive snaps on Sunday, but analyzing these shows that he is making a valuable contribution to the offense.

It's worth noting that Breece Hall has only averaged 3.5 yards per carry in the last three games but his longest run is only 11 yards which typically means that the success rate of these runs isn't as bad as you might think with an average that low.

The plays where Beck was on the field reflect this. The first three were runs that went for four, six and seven yards. The fourth one went for eight yards, although this was negated by an unnecessary holding penalty on John Metchie III. In the second half, a receiver screen to Metchie went for four and another run went for four.

The other two snaps were when the Jets took at knee at the end of the first half and a run that was stuffed for no gain on the play before Tyrod Taylor's touchdown.

This was one of Beck's better plays:

There were also two runs for seven and eight yards where the Jets lined up with a fullback, although on these occasions it was Mason Taylor. This is further evidence that these two back packages are working well, although it could also be seen as a sign that maybe the Jets could get by without allocating a roster spot to a fullback such as Beck.

Beck also contributed on special teams, where he has seven tackles and some key blocks this year. That included two tackles and one of the key blocks on Isaiah Williams' long kickoff return this week.

Since he's another player only on a one-year deal, Beck's return in 2026 must also be considered up in the air. It seems likely the Jets will be keen to retain him though.

Previously: Three on D: Watts, Clemons, Taylor