Calvin

Pryor

His forty time is the exact same as fellow highly-rated safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, who played at Alabama. Pryor also did 18 reps on the 225-pound bench press with a 34 1/2-inch vertical at a shade over 5-foot-11 and 207 pounds. Pryor is in the conversation to be this year’s first safety off the board.

“I haven’t even hit the ceiling fan yet,” Pryor said. “I think with Year 3, I can only get better.” Pryor struggled as a rookie as the Jets were forced to play him out of position at free safety, but he was steadier in his natural strong safety role as a sophomore. With another offseason to become completely comfortable in Todd Bowles’ defense, the Jets will hope Pryor can take another step forward this year.

Pryor was the 18th pick in the 2014 draft by the John Idzik-Rex Ryan regime. Ryan immediately compared Pryor to former All-Pro Jack Tatum. Despite laying an occasional big hit, Pryor has been a non-playmaker for Gang Green. With 42 career games under his belt, Pryor has forced just two fumbles and picked off two passes. He’s constantly out of place in coverage.

Pryor didn’t practice all week and remains in the concussion protocol. Rontez Miles will start against the Colts.

He’s cleared the concussion protocol. Pryor will miss only one game after sitting out last week. His return upgrades the Jets run defense.

He gets an extra day to pass through the NFL’s protocol concussion testing with the Jets facing the Colts on Monday night. Pryor has had some bad moments in pass coverage this year, but he has fared well in run support.

It is not a surprise after the Jets added two safeties in the first two rounds of the draft. New York would undoubtedly like to trade Pryor, but that may be difficult with the draft finished. Pryor is now scheduled to be a free agent after the season.

That means he’s probably a goner after this year. Pryor arrived in New York with huge expectations but has been a colossal bust, grading out as PFF’s No. 87 safety out of 91 qualifiers in 2016. ESPN’s Rich Cimini previously suggested the Jets could look to trade Pryor, but we imagine interest would be scant.

Pryor is skipping voluntary OTAs, and coach Todd Bowles said he didn’t want to discuss Pryor’s absence. The Jets clearly do not have Pryor in their long-term plans after they spent first- and second-round picks on safeties Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye. The Jets also declined Pryor’s fifth-year option.

Pryor didn’t report to Day 1 of OTAs. There was speculation he could hold out after the Jets declined his fifth-year option and drafted safeties with their first two picks. Owed a fully guaranteed $1.6 million salary, the Jets wouldn’t save any money from releasing Pryor.