New York Jets · EDGE RoomEDGE
#46 Joseph Ossai
Status Physically Unable to Perform — UndisclosedExp 5 yrs NFLAge 26Ht / Wt 6'4" · 263 lbCollege Texas
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Joseph Ossai holds the ROLB · Starter spot in New York Jets’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Joseph Ossai played 14 games in 2025 with a 67% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
5
Sacks
Background & career
Joseph Ossai is a 6'4", 263-pound pass rusher from Conroe, TX who plays right outside linebacker for the New York Jets. Selected 69th overall in the 2021 third round by Cincinnati, Ossai brings five seasons of NFL experience to the position. In 2025, he recorded 5.0 sacks. He is currently in the second year of a three-year contract with New York.
Texas2018 – 2020
Bengals2021 – 2025Jetspresent
CollegeTexasDraftRound 3 · No. 69 overall · 2021 · CINAcquiredAcquired from Cincinnati Bengals · drafted thereHometownConroe, TX
TexasDraftRound 3 · No. 69 overall · 2021 · CINAcquiredAcquired from Cincinnati Bengals · drafted thereHometownConroe, TX