Dawan

Landry

Landy’s competing with Gerome Sapp and B.J. Ward to start opposite Ed Reed. The fifth-rounder is worth keeping tabs on in deep IDP leagues.

He’s a candidate to replace brother LaRon, though Dawan is coming off a sub-par campaign for the Jaguars. Primarily a run stopper, Landry struggled in coverage last season. He was cut earlier this month. He’ll come cheap, which is what the rebuilding, cap-strapped Jets need. Gang Green has holes all over its back seven.

LaRon’s brother signed a five-year, $27.5 million deal after the lockout, but was a disappointment in two years with Jacksonville. He graded out negatively in Pro Football Focus’ ratings in each of 2011 and 2012, underwhelming against the run while intercepting just three passes. The Jags are so eager to move on they’re willing to eat $3.9 million in “dead money,” and only cleared $1.45 million in salary cap space. They’re remaking former GM Gene Smith’s broken roster from the bottom up.

Why not add another Landry? The Jets had Dawan’s brother, LaRon, in New York last season, but he recently bolted for greener pastures in Indianapolis. Dawan, the elder brother at 30 years old, was released by the Jaguars last week. He had 100 tackles last year as more of an in-the-box safety.

He’ll replace his brother, LaRon, who moved on to the Colts after turning in a Pro Bowl season in 2012. Dawan has been a full-time starter since coming into the league in 2006, but is coming off a sub-par campaign for the lowly Jags. Primarily a run-stopper, Dawan should benefit from his reunion with coach Rex Ryan, who served as his defensive coordinator with the Ravens from 2006-08.

Landry will need a strong camp if he wants to crack the starting lineup. Rookie S Calvin Pryor is almost guaranteed to start, and S Antonio Allen is the clear front-runner for the other starting job. Even though Landry is unlikely to start, he should see plenty of snaps in the Jets’ three-safety alignment.

Coach Rex Ryan said to not read much into it, but we’re going to. Landry is due a $1.5 million base salary in the final year of his deal and is entering his age-32 season. He’s reliable and hasn’t missed a start in five seasons, but Landry simply doesn’t make plays. He has just two interceptions, one sack, and zero forced fumbles the past two seasons. The Jets drafted Calvin Pryor in the first round and are high on Antonio Allen. Landry would be a capable No. 3.

Landry played on 92.9 percent of the snaps for Rex Ryan and the Jets last season, handling himself quite well. Somewhat surprisingly, he’s received no known interest on the open market. Rex could likely land his man cheaply.

Landry missed most of last season with a spinal cord concussion. He’s healthy now and will regain his starting job after Jim Leonhard left for New York. Landy isn’t a great IDP target behind Baltimore’s stout front seven, however. Tackle opportunities are few and far between in the Ravens’ back end.

Now fully recovered from neck surgery, Landry immediately moved ahead of Tom Zbikowski. Baltimore’s stingy front seven limits Landry’s IDP upside and he hasn’t picked off a pass since his rookie year. He isn’t a great DB target.