Jets sign former tight end turned wide receiver as extra camp body

The New York Jets are signing former New England Patriots tight end Gee Scott to their 90-man roster, per SNY's Connor Hughes, except he's attempting a transition to wide receiver.

An Ohio State Buckeye from 2020 to 2024, Scott went undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft and spent the following summer with the Patriots. After some time on and off the practice squad, New England ultimately waived him in October.

In December, the Washington Commanders signed him to their practice squad, but they didn't offer him a future/reserve contract after the season concluded. The UFL's Columbus Aviators picked him up, but let him go just a month later.

Now trying to make it in the NFL as a wide receiver, Hughes added in his report that Scott has slimmed down for the transition and will look to latch onto the Jets roster this summer.

Jets sign former TE turned WR Gee Scott to 90-man roster

It's worth noting that Scott was a college teammate of a few players on the Jets roster. Garrett Wilson, Jeremy Ruckert, and Josh Myers were all at Ohio State at the same time with New York's newest Buckeye.

Now, Scott has an uphill climb ahead of him to make the Jets' final 53-man roster. The Green & White are currently carrying 12 wide receivers, including their latest signing.

It's fair to say the first five are practically set in stone. Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, first-round draft pick Omar Cooper Jr., veteran Tim Patrick, and return specialist Isaiah Williams are all essentially locks to make the roster.

But that leaves only one open roster spot for the remaining seven pass catchers, and it should be a tight competition to watch between the likes of Arian Smith, Jamal Pritchett, Quentin Skinner, Caullin Lacy, DT Sheffield, Malik McClain, and now Scott.

The likeliest scenario is the Jets' 2025 fourth-round pick, Smith, locking up the WR6 spot. Despite how rough his rookie season was offensively, he showed value late in the season on special teams as a gunner.

It's also possible he could continue developing as a route runner. His speed was what got him drafted out of Georgia in the first place, and that's something you can't teach.

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