Play-caller
- Calls plays: Frank Reich (OC) — confirmed: hired 2026-02-04 (newyorkjets.com, 2026-02-04); "Reich will call offensive plays" and Glenn "will let Reich run the show on offense" (ESPN staff-overhaul story, Feb 2026). Engstrand and the Jets parted ways Jan 27, 2026 after one season (NFL.com/ESPN, Jan 2026).
- Tenure with team: Year 1 (out of NFL coaching since being fired by CAR in Nov 2023) · Prior relationship with QB1: none — Reich and Glenn were teammates on the 1996 Jets, but Reich has never coached Geno Smith (newyorkjets.com/ESPN, Feb 2026).
Last 3 play-calling stops (skip non-calling years — PHI 2016–17 OC under Pederson, who called plays):
| Stop (team, yrs) | PROE | Neutral pass% | Sec/play (neutral) | Motion% | PA% | 11 / 12 / 21% | Condensed% | RB tgt share | WR1 TS | Inside-10 pass% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR 2023 (HC; called plays, handed calling to Thomas Brown mid-season, fired 11/27 at 1-10) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED |
| IND 2018–22 (HC, primary caller) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED (career pass-play rate 58.8%; ≥60.6% in 5 of 10 OC/HC seasons — CBS Sports Reich play-caller profile, 2026) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | ≥19.2% in 6 of 10 OC/HC seasons (CBS Sports, 2026) | Low — WRs got only 54.8% of targets across his tenures; only 3 WRs ever hit 15+ PPR PPG under him, all needing 8.6+ tgt/gm (CBS Sports, 2026) | UNVERIFIED |
| SD 2014–15 (OC) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED (play-calling split with HC McCoy era — treat as weak prior) |
Read: Reich is a West Coast, run-to-set-up-pass caller (nysportsday, 2026-05-12) whose signature is funneling targets to TEs and RBs at WRs' expense — TE target share ≥20% in 8 of his 10 OC/HC seasons, RB share ≥19.2% in 6 of 10, WRs just 54.8% combined (CBS Sports, 2026). He has "consistently used multiple running backs — one for rushing downs, one for passing downs" (CBS Sports, 2026). Adjusted for this roster: the two first-round pass-catchers (Sadiq, Cooper) fit his TE/slot-friendly shape, Garrett Wilson's target ceiling compresses, and Breece Hall — the rare back who owns both run and passing downs — is the exception his committee history may bend for. Expect year-1 install drag (methodology §9): slower pace and vanilla motion early, and note the stated philosophical tension with Glenn's run-focused preference (CBS Sports, 2026).
Scheme family
- Run scheme: zone-based with duo/gap mixed — presumed from Reich's IND history and Hall/Davis one-cut profiles; 2026 install specifics UNVERIFIED (no charting yet). RB fits: Hall's one-cut burst fits zone; Braelon Allen (250 lbs, back from ACL — SI depth chart, June 2026) is the downhill/short-yardage complement.
- Pass-game family: West Coast — timing, rhythm, precision passing (nysportsday, 2026-05-12). Implications: low-to-mid aDOT, PPR floors over ceilings, RB targets healthy, TEs heavily featured (≥20% TE target share in 8 of Reich's 10 seasons — CBS Sports, 2026). Slot (Cooper) gets schemed volume; boundary deep threats are the least-fed profile. Sadiq + Mason Taylor "will receive the majority of the reps" in 12-personnel sets under Reich (SI depth chart, June 2026) — expect 12% → 20%+ two-TE growth off the 2025 base (19.2% 12 personnel — nflverse participation, computed 2026-07-07).
