Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Younghoe Koo is signing with the New York Jets to join their 90-man offseason roster and enter a kicking competition.
- Koo will vie with Cade York and Lenny Krieg for the Jets’ placekicker role, and no roster guarantees have been announced for any candidate.
- Koo is a former Pro Bowl kicker who made over 93 percent of field goals in 2020–21 but has struggled recently, including a drop to about 73.5 percent in 2024 and missed long attempts in 2025.
- The move follows Koo’s December waiver by the New York Giants after missed long field goals and an unsuccessful tryout with the Saints earlier this month.
- The signing highlights how NFL teams treat kicking as a high-variance position by bringing multiple veterans to compete and will leave the Jets watching preseason and training camp for who can deliver consistent range and accuracy.