Blake Grupe
Grupe is now the presumptive full-time Jets kicker after the team cut Jason Sanders, but he's stepping into arguably the worst offensive situation in the league for scoring chances.
Role
Expected to handle all field goal and extra point duties as the unquestioned No. 1 kicker with Sanders gone; New York has no other kicker on the roster pushing him, so the job is his to keep barring another disastrous stretch of misses.
With the depth chart now clear, Grupe gets every kick the Jets attempt for the rest of the year, and any kicker who is the unchallenged starter has a baseline floor simply from volume of extra points and makeable field goals.
The Jets have had one of the least productive offenses in the league in 2025, meaning fewer red-zone trips translate into fewer scoring opportunities, and Grupe was already bounced from Indianapolis this season, so his margin for error on a new team is thin.
Where analysts split
There isn't a real analyst debate here yet — the only current coverage is transactional (Sanders released, Grupe claimed and now entrenched), not commentary on his skill level or long-term hold on the job.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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