The Jets have added a pair of players from their rookie minicamp tryouts this weekend, signing wide receiver Calvin Jackson and offensive lineman Derrick Kelly on Monday.
To make room on the 90-man roster, the team waived tight end Brandon Dillon and wide receiver D.J. Montgomery, the latest in a slew of post-draft week moves that saw the Jets also waive four others players, sign five other undrafted rookie free agents, and claim OL Nate Herbig from Philly.
Jackson, who played at Independence Community College with Jets first-round pick Jermaine Johnson in 2017, was a two-time All-Conference selection in the JUCO ranks before transferring to WSU, where he broke out last season with 66 catches for 987 yards (second in the PAC-12) and seven touchdowns.
Over four seasons with the Cougars, he had 104 receptions for 1,403 yards and 10 touchdowns, and now follows in the NFL footsteps of his father, Calvin Jackson Sr., a defensive back who played for the Dolphins from 1994-99.
Kelly, listed at 6-foot-5 and 320 pounds, is in his fourth pro season. He signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Florida State in 2019, and spent that season on the practice squad before playing in six games in 2020. He then spent most of last season on the Giants’ practice squad.
Dillon and Montgomery had both signed reserve/futures deals in January. Dillon was originally a UDFA signee of the Vikings in 2019 and has played in five games with Minnesota, making one catch for six yards. Montgomery spent 2020 on the Jets practice squad and then played three games last season, notching three catches for 26 yards.
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