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NYJ · LDE · #46

Joseph Ossai

No. 2 on the depth chartOut

As of Oct 16, 7:08 PM ET

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Is Joseph Ossai starting?

Joseph Ossai is listed No. 2 at LDE on the New York Jets depth chart. David Bailey is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Out.

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Joseph Ossai this week

The New York Jets play next in Week 6, on the road against the New England Patriots on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Joseph Ossai is listed No. 2 at LDE going into that game.

At LDE for the New York Jets, David Bailey sits ahead of him, and Tyler Baron and Kingsley Jonathan are next in line behind him.

Joseph Ossai's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: L 12-23 at CHI (Oct 4); L 24-31 at DET (Sep 27).

Joseph Ossai wears No. 46, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 253 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Texas.

Is Joseph Ossai playing this week?

Joseph Ossai is listed Out (Ossai (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 16, ESPN).

NYJ LDE Depth

1David BaileyStarter
2Joseph Ossai
3Tyler Baron
4Kingsley Jonathan

New York Jets Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
6' 4"
Weight
253
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NYJ250000
    2025CIN14199500
    2024CIN17254501
    2023CIN1051101
    2022CIN13623.501
    Career5 yrs56601614.503

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    +1.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    56
    Tackles
    60

    #70 of 104 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Joseph Ossai is rated 85 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 37th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 82% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    82nd percentile
    Beats 82% of 211
    Sample
    2 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 723 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 69 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 6

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4L@ CHITKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 12-23

    Sep 27L@ DETTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-31

    Joseph Ossai's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Joseph Ossai plays 45% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 3 games).
    Snap share45%

    College

    Texas

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