Every NFL team’s breakout star for this season

Breakout NFL candidates for 2023: New York Jets – Micheal Clemons

Michael Clemons was a revelation as a fourth-round pick last season. He showed flashes as a hybrid defensive tackle-defensive end. He’s part of a heavy edge-rushing room, but Clemons has the ability to break out. He was already getting to the quarterback last season in limited time. On top of that, he’s one of the Jets’ best options against the run. That will be crucial in putting pressure on run-heavy offenses like the Patriots and Cowboys.

Clemons has a disadvantage in that he is going up against players who have more capital invested in them, including Jermaine Johnson, who was once a first-round pick. The Jets are going to find Clemons a place to make him a star. That will likely mean moving him inside.

He has everything to excel at the three technique. He can stop the run in short and long-yardage situations. His pass-rushing ability makes him a three-down player on the line.

If the Jets commit to Clemons as a defensive tackle, he will thrive. He just makes sense in the current-day NFL as a defensive tackle. The Jets just have to make the right choice with him. There are too many good players on the edge for Clemons to make the proper impact. However, moving him to tackle will make him a star.