Sources say jet agrees in exchange for Jaguars RB James Robinson

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – Attack quickly to fill a sudden void in their backyard, New York Jets agree to buy back James Robinson in dealings with Jacksonville JaguarsSources confirmed to ESPN on Monday night.

The Jets will submit a 2023 conditional sixth-round pick to the Jaguars, which will become a fifth if Robinson rushes to 600 yards this season, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He had 340 yards.

After losing an outstanding rookie Breece’s Hall to one Knee injury ends the season on Sundayand with the November 1 trading deadline approaching, Jets general manager Joe Douglas scoured the market for a replacement. Robinson, one of the league’s top success stories just two years ago, lost his job that started recently and became spendthrift.

Jets (5-2), best start since 2010, can use Robinson and Michael Carter like a one-two punch. They are leading 4-0 since switching to ground-oriented attack, and Robinson – known as a highly capable defender – will allow the Jets to continue with that style. They also have Ty Johnson.

However, it will be difficult to replace Hall’s production. He’s eighth in the NFL for dash speed with 463 yards, averaging 5.8 yards per take and scoring one touch in four straight games.

Robinson is in the final year of his rookie contract and will become a restricted free agent after the season, meaning the Jets will have a chance to retain his rights through 2023.

Travis Etienne Jr. past Robinson on the Jaguars depth charts over the past few weeks and start in the past two games, dashing 200 yards and touching 24 executions (8.3 meters per carry) to lose Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants.

Robinson hit 2,177 yards and 18 touchdowns in his three seasons with the Jaguars, including 1,070 yards and 7 touchdowns as an untrained rookie in 2020. 1,414 yards from drama That season was the most by an undergrad rookie in NFL history.

Robinson had 767 yards and eight rush touchdowns last season before tearing his left Achilles tendon in the Jaguars’ Week 16 loss at the Jets.

However, Robinson was ready for the 2022 season opener, and ran for 66 yards and a touchdown to go along with a touchdown in the previous Jacksonville loss. Washington commanders. He had 23 season-highs in Week 2 and 17 in Week 3, before Etienne became a bigger part of the rotation in the backyard.

Robinson only played 12 snaps in last Sunday’s loss New York Giants and failed to score a single take or touchdown in a game for the first time in his career. Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Robinson is dealing with some knee pain, but he was not named in last week’s injury report.

The NFL Network first reported the transaction.

ESPN’s Michael DiRocco contributed to this report.