Michael Nania takes a look at Ronald Darby and Bryce Callaha

Welcome to the 2019 Jets Free Agency Profile series! Up until the start of the 2019 free agency period in March Womens Jordan Jenkins Jersey , I’ll be running through a bunch of names the Jets could potentially bring in with their hoard of cap space. Let’s get into it!We’re in the endgame, everyone. It’s March 4th, which means there is only one week to go until teams are officially allowed to open negotiations with free agents on March 11th. Agreements on deals will be reported beginning on that date and over the following couple of days, but deals cannot be officially signed until 4:00 PM Eastern time on March 13th.With this post, I wanted to highlight a few names of interest at a position of need for the Jets that hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention - cornerback.The Jets are locked into one starter who had a very disappointing 2018 season, while their other two starters, both mediocre themselves, are free agents.Especially if Gregg Williams continues to bring the heat like he’s been known to do, quality cornerback play is going to be even more important for the Jets than it usually is. The team really needs to make some improvements at this position.Who will be available on the open market?Name: Ronald DarbyBirthday/Age: January 2nd, 1994 (age 25)Height/Weight: 5’11, 193FA type: UnrestrictedCollege: Florida State (drafted 50th overall by the Bills in the second round of the 2015 draft)Team(s): Bills (2015-16), Eagles (2017-18)Position/usage: Outside corner best suited in press man favoring schemes2018 stats: 9 games, 43 tackles, 12 passes defended, one interception, one tackle for lossPrevious salary: Signed a 4 year, $4,569,691 rookie contract. $1.1M cap hit in 2018Spotrac Market Value: $13.4M/year (would currently be 8th highest among cornerbacks)Jets connections: None notableMeasurables (via mockdraftable.com):With Darby, you’re looking to add an athletic, playmaking outside corner in his prime, while taking on the risk of his injury issues and his boom or bust style. Darby has racked up 54 passes defended in his four-year career, 10th most in the league over that span. He’s done that in only 46 games, giving him an average of 1.17 passes defended per game - the best mark in the NFL.Injuries are the huge red flag with Darby. In 2017, he missed nine games with a dislocated ankle before returning for the latter portion of the season and the Eagles’ championship run.In 2018 http://www.jetslockerroom.com/authentic-ladainian-tomlinson-jersey , his season ended after he suffered a torn ACL only nine games into the year.Name: Bryce CallahanBirthday/Age: October 23rd, 1991 (will turn 28 in-season)Height/Weight: 5’9, 188FA type: UnrestrictedCollege: Rice (signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent following the 2015 Draft)Team(s): Bears (2015-18)Position/usage: Slot/nickel corner2018 stats: 13 games, 45 tackles, 6 passes defended, 6 tackles for loss, 5 QB knockdowns, two sacks, two interceptions, one tackle for lossPrevious salary: Signed a 1 year, $1,907,000 contract prior to 2018.Spotrac Market Value: $7.0M/year (would currently be 27th highest among cornerbacks)Jets connections: Shared time in Chicago with Adam Gase (2015) and Dowell Loggains (2015-17)Callahan proved himself to be a very good pure slot defender in 2018. According to Pro Football Focus, when covering the slot, Callahan allowed just 0.69 yards per coverage snap and a passer rating of 78.9, which ranked second and eighth among cornerbacks, respectively.PFF also noted that Callahan was one of only three cornerbacks with 300 or more regular season coverage snaps to not commit any penalties in coverage.Like Darby, injuries are a question mark with Callahan. In 2018, he missed the final three games of the regular season and Chicago’s playoff game as he was placed on IR with a broken foot suffered in Week 14.Yet, Callahan’s 13 games played last season was a career high. He’s only appeared in 45 of 65 possible career games - a 69.2% rate and an average of eleven games per year.He’s also sneakily a bit higher up there in age than it might seem, as he’ll turn 28 during the season. Callahan was a 24-year old rookie.Nevertheless, I’d definitely like to see the Jets chasing Callahan. Slot corner has quietly become a starting position in the NFL - and a very important one. The Jets have dealt with volatility at that spot over the past four years with Buster Skrine, riding a roller coaster of sparkling highs and ghastly lows.Callahan brought some elite-level consistency at the position last year. If he can be had in the range of his estimated Spotrac value ($7M/year), I’d be willing to gamble on him. We have the 29th prospect on the GGN Big Board. And the winner is Josh Jacobs, RB Robby Anderson Jersey , Alabama! With Jacobs taking the 29th spot, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this:Nick Bosa, Edge,..."We have the 29th prospect on the GGN Big Board. And the winner is Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama! With Jacobs taking the 29th spot, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this:Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio StateQuinnen Williams, DL, AlabamaJosh Allen, Edge, KentuckyJonah Williams, OT, AlabamaClelin Ferrell, Edge, ClemsonRashan Gary, Edge, MichiganEd Oliver, DT, HoustonDevin White, LB, LSUGreedy Williams, CB, LSUDwayne Haskins Womens Kelvin Beachum Jersey , QB, Ohio StateD.K. Metcalf, WR, MississippiT.J. Hockenson, TE, IowaJawaan Taylor, OT, FloridaKyler Murray, QB, OklahomaN’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona StateJachai Polite, Edge, FloridaMontez Sweat, Edge, Mississippi StateAndre Dillard, OT, Washington StateBrian Burns, Edge, Florida StateCody Ford, OT, OklahomaGarrett Bradbury, OC, North Carolina StateNoah Fant, TE http://www.jetslockerroom.com/authentic-keyshawn-johnson-jersey , IowaByron Murphy, CB, WashingtonChristian Wilkins, DT, ClemsonDevin Bush, LB, MichiganGreg Little, OT, MississippiMarquise Brown, WR, OklahomaDexter Lawrence, DT, ClemsonJosh Jacobs, RB, Alabama?From now until mid April I’ll be putting up a daily poll asking GGN to vote on the best available player from a rolling list of 15 candidates. The idea here is to build a generic Big Board reflecting the community’s view of this year’s draft class regardless of the Jets’ (or any other team’s) particular needs. So for instance, the Jets do not need a QB this year, but that should not prevent you from placing a QB high on the Big Board. Each day we will close the previous day’s poll and the candidate with the most votes will be added to the GGN Big Board. In the event of a tie vote the tie will be broken by surname in alphabetical order. By the time the draft rolls around we should have enough players on our Big Board to cover two rounds of the draft.In the event I have made an egregious omission and a name you think should be on the poll is not there you can write in candidates in the comments section. If a player gets support in the comments section I’ll add him to the next day’s poll.Try not to get overly frustrated if your guy isn’t being voted to the top of the board. We all have different views and what we’re looking for here is a composite of the best players in the community’s collective mind. Your views may or may not coincide with the community’s, and either way that’s OK.So let’s get to it. Today we vote for the #30 prospect on the 2019 crowd sourced GGN Big Board. Who will it be? Vote early, vote often, and let’s hear who you think are the best players in this draft.