Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan was hired a year ago and given the enviable position of a lot of cap space. He used that to sign Darrelle Revis to a blockbuster deal, but he also made a couple of smart trades, adding Brandon Marshall and Ryan Fitzpatrick for a 2015 5th and 2016 6th round pick, respectively (while also getting back a 7th round pick later traded for Zac Stacy). There were six veterans who switched teams between 2014 and 2015 that wound up producing double digit points of AV last year; half of those were acquired by the Jets.
The table below shows the 44 veterans who changed teams in 2015 and produced at least 7 points of AV: And, courtesy of Jason Fitzgerald of OverTheCap, the table has been revised to include each player’s 2015 cap hit and $/AV:
| Player | New Tm | Old Tm | Age | Pos | AV | Cap Hit | $/AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | nyj | chi | 31 | WR | 13 | $9,000,000 | $692,308 |
| Tyrod Taylor | buf | rav | 26 | QB | 13 | $883,333 | $67,949 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | nyj | htx | 33 | QB | 13 | $3,250,000 | $250,000 |
| Mike Iupati | crd | sfo | 28 | G | 12 | $6,700,000 | $558,333 |
| Jeremy Maclin | kan | phi | 27 | WR | 11 | $3,400,000 | $309,091 |
| Darrelle Revis | nyj | nwe | 30 | DB | 10 | $16,000,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Richie Incognito | buf | oof | 32 | G | 9 | $1,450,000 | $161,111 |
| Sam Bradford | phi | ram | 28 | QB | 9 | $12,985,000 | $1,442,778 |
| Max Unger | nor | sea | 29 | C | 9 | $3,000,000 | $333,333 |
| Joe Barksdale | sdg | ram | 26 | OL | 9 | $2,095,000 | $232,778 |
| Michael Oher | car | oti | 29 | T | 9 | $2,500,000 | $277,778 |
| Ted Ginn | car | crd | 30 | WR | 9 | $1,850,000 | $205,556 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | sea | cle | 29 | NT | 9 | $2,600,000 | $288,889 |
| DeAngelo Williams | pit | car | 32 | RB | 9 | $1,435,000 | $159,444 |
| Michael Johnson | cin | tam | 28 | DE | 8 | $2,625,000 | $328,125 |
| Michael Crabtree | rai | sfo | 28 | WR | 8 | $3,200,000 | $400,000 |
| Malcolm Smith | rai | sea | 26 | OLB | 8 | $4,000,000 | $500,000 |
| James Jones | gnb | rai | 31 | WR | 8 | $585,000 | $73,125 |
| LeSean McCoy | buf | phi | 27 | RB | 8 | $5,500,000 | $687,500 |
| Vince Wilfork | htx | nwe | 34 | NT-DT | 8 | $3,500,000 | $437,500 |
| Akeem Ayers | ram | nwe | 26 | LB | 8 | $3,000,000 | $375,000 |
| Ryan Harris | den | kan | 30 | T | 8 | $1,420,000 | $177,500 |
| Jermey Parnell | jax | dal | 29 | T | 8 | $8,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Marshall Newhouse | nyg | cin | 27 | G-T | 8 | $1,300,000 | $162,500 |
| Chris Chester | atl | was | 32 | G | 7 | $2,800,000 | $400,000 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | chi | was | 27 | DL | 7 | $825,000 | $117,857 |
| Frank Gore | clt | sfo | 32 | RB | 7 | $4,500,000 | $642,857 |
| James Carpenter | nyj | sea | 26 | OL | 7 | $2,375,000 | $339,286 |
| Marcus Gilchrist | nyj | sdg | 27 | DB | 7 | $3,125,000 | $446,429 |
| Kendall Langford | clt | ram | 29 | DE | 7 | $4,250,000 | $607,143 |
| Darren McFadden | dal | rai | 28 | RB | 7 | $1,150,000 | $164,286 |
| Stefen Wisniewski | jax | rai | 26 | OL | 7 | $2,500,000 | $357,143 |
| Andy Levitre | atl | oti | 29 | G | 7 | $2,875,000 | $410,714 |
| Walter Thurmond | phi | nyg | 28 | DB | 7 | $3,250,000 | $464,286 |
| J'Marcus Webb | rai | min | 27 | T | 7 | $585,000 | $83,571 |
| Jared Odrick | jax | mia | 28 | DT | 7 | $9,000,000 | $1,285,714 |
| Kurt Coleman | car | kan | 27 | LB | 7 | $1,340,625 | $191,518 |
| Ndamukong Suh | mia | det | 28 | DT | 7 | $6,100,000 | $871,429 |
| Terrance Knighton | was | den | 29 | DT | 7 | $4,000,000 | $571,429 |
| Dan Williams | rai | crd | 28 | DT | 7 | $8,000,000 | $1,142,857 |
| Gosder Cherilus | tam | clt | 31 | T | 7 | $2,500,000 | $357,143 |
| Brian Hoyer | htx | cle | 30 | QB | 7 | $5,218,750 | $745,536 |
| Byron Bell | oti | car | 26 | T | 7 | $1,500,000 | $214,286 |
| Dwight Lowery | clt | atl | 29 | DB | 7 | $665,000 | $95,000 |