Texas Longhorns defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat (93) walks into the stadium with his teammates ahead of the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff semi-finals at the Ceasars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 1, 2024.

New York Jets Set to Acquire Massive 366-Pound Game-Wrecker

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics
By Jackson Loschko | Last updated Feb 26, 2026 12:57 PM ET

The New York Jets desperately needed to land a game-wrecking defensive tackle, capable of stopping the run, clogging the middle, withstanding double-teams, and rushing the passer, especially with Quinnen Williams no longer on the team. Harrison Phillips is a stout run defender but is not a consistent pass-rusher, with only 8.5 career sacks, including a half-sack in 2025. Phillips is 30 years old, has a non-guaranteed $7.5 million cap hit, and may be moved this offseason.

New York Jets set to acquire massive 366-pound game-wrecker

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Tennessee Titans have agreed to send T’Vondre Sweat to the New York Jets for Jermaine Johnson II, with the deal being finalized at the start of the new league year. As a result, the Jets will inherit the final two years of his contract, essentially a two-year, $3.76 million deal with $2.13 million guaranteed. Sweat is scheduled to earn a fully guaranteed $1.66 salary in 2026 and a $2.1 million base salary with $470,000 guaranteed in 2027.

Trade! The Titans have agreed to send NT T’Vondre Sweat to the Jets for DE Jermaine Johnson, per sources.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 26, 2026

Here’s a quick review of his NFL career

Tennessee Titans nose tackle T’Vondre Sweat (93) heads for the locker room after mandatory Titans Minicamp at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The Tennessee Titans drafted T’Vondre Sweat 38th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. He had a solid rookie season, recording 51 tackles, four TFLs, three quarterback hits, one sack, and one forced fumble across 17 games and 16 starts. Sweat also posted 23 pressures, 19 hurries, a 6.6% pass-rush win rate, 20 run stops, and a 6.2% stop rate while being double teammed 42.2% (only credited through the first five games).

Sweat had another solid season, improving as a pass rusher and developing into one of the best run defenders, though he missed five games due to an ankle injury, which landed him on injured reserve early in the year. He recorded 34 tackles, four TFLs, three quarterback hits, and two sacks across 12 starts. The game-wrecking nose tackle also posted 18 pressures, 14 hurries, a 9.4% pass-rush win rate, 11 run stops, and a 6.3% stop rate.

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