The New York Jets have made a not-so-subtle youth movement as the new regime led by GM Darren Mougey and new head coach Aaron Glenn overhaul the roster.

As such, there is fallout associated with each move and a specific variation comes in the form of guys quickly finding themselves in a battle for their job. Whether it's because the Jets brought in someone more established or if they're a scrappy veteran attempting to claw their way to the top, things have officially changed when it comes to their future.

And, of course, there's the positive side where the new/retained players completely change the dynamic for another player or position group. It's always important to look at both sides of the coin.

So, with that being said, let's go ahead and take a look at the winners and losers from the Jets' first free agency moves.

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Winners

Sauce Gardner

The Jets saw D.J. Reed leave the team for the Detroit Lions and in his place, Darren Mougey brought in former Baltimore Ravens corner Brandon Stephens. The nicest way I can possibly say this is the Jets got younger and worse at the position. The not so nice way to say it, is the Jets completely botched the position and made their once strong pass defense a complete liability.

Stephens is not just a bad corner; he may be one of the worst out there to be called a “starter” in the league. Don’t believe me? Check the numbers. Stephens allowed 65 receptions on 107 targets and recorded no interceptions. He has been targeted the most of any CB over the last two seasons and has the 4th most catches allowed. He allowed 31 first downs last season and 706 yards.

Now across from Sauce Gardner, with a new defensive coordinator who likes to blitz and leave his corners one on one, opposing QB’s will be happy to target Stephens early and often and completely ignore Sauce. Couple that with the fact that Jaycee Horn reset the cornerback market to the tune of a four-year $100 million contract extension, Sauce is going to be looking at a huge pay day in the near future if Mougey ever gets around to offering it.

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Alijah Vera-Tucker

The Jets saw right tackle Morgan Moses head for greener pastures up I-95 to the New England Patriots and with the loss the Jets now have a huge void at the right tackle position. The Jets signed OT Chukwuma Okorafor who played one game for the Patriots last season and got benched halfway through the game. He then went AWOL on the team and now is a week one signing for the Jets.

The Jets also brought in former Justin Fields Ohio State teammate Josh Myers from the Green Bay Packers. Myers plays center, and the Jets could look to move him or Joe Tippmann to the right guard spot and bump versatile OL Alijah Vera-Tucker out to the starting right tackle spot. AVT would have no issues beating Okorafor for the starting spot and thus making him the starting RT for the season.

The average for top-tier right tackles is around $9 million per year while guards generally fall in the lower end of the salary spectrum for offensive linemen, with average salaries ranging from $4 million to $7 million per year. The likely switch couldn’t have come for a better time for AVT who is set to hit the free agent market next season baring an extension or getting franchised. But even if he is franchised, it will now be at the tackle salary instead of the guard.

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Mock Draft Enthusiasts

Simply put, the Jets solved zero of their roster holes in the first wave of free agency. You could argue that cornerback is no longer a position of needs because they have Sauce, Michael Carter who signed an extension last season to man the slot and Qwan’tez Stiggers as a developmental project. Stephens was paid like the number two corner on the team whether he is terrible or not.

The Jets have some band aid players to round out their offensive line so going OL early in the draft is a possibility. They have nobody to play the second receiver spot so that is still up in the air, although there really isn’t a player worth taking at number seven to play receiver.

There are holes on the interior of the defensive line, tight end, safety, and I wouldn’t count them out of picking up an edge rusher considering the health of Jermaine Johnson, the lack of ability to stop the run by Will McDonald and the overall terribleness of Micheal Carter.

Oh yea, I wouldn’t count out quarterback either considering Justin Fields inability to run a professional offense.

If you love mock drafts, the Jets can be considered a true wild card at the seventh pick.

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Losers

The entire offense not named Garrett Wilson

This is what Garrett Wilson wanted. He got his old college buddy under center for the Jets, and he will be the focal point of the offense. Mostly because he is the only talent at the pass catcher position at this point. Combine that with Justin Fields inability to run a pro-offense and you have a recipe for a disastrous season on the offensive side of the ball.

Is there a universe where the Jets find some magic formula to put up points with a 26-year-old quarterback on his third team, a first-year play caller at offensive coordinator, a bottom of the barrel wide receiving core, a young and oft-injured offensive line, and no tight end of any significance? Maybe. But I’m betting this isn’t that universe.

The Jets are going to rely on the legs of Justin Fields and an occasional big play to put points on the board.

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Steve Wilks

The Jets’ new defensive coordinator likely leapt at the opportunity to take the position with the Jets when Aaron Glenn offered it to him. The Jets defense has been one of the best in the league for a few seasons and he would get to bring his attack-style to the Big Apple. But this isn’t the same Jets defense as two years ago, or even last year. The Jets are going to be a very top-heavy defense along with a bunch of, for lack of a better term, liabilities elsewhere.

The Jets will have one really good player at every level of the defense, but frankly they will be below average for the most part after that. Quinnen Williams, despite not putting up big numbers is still a force on the defensive line, but I expect him to double teamed on every play except for the ones where he is triple teamed. Will McDonald has still not proven he can stop the run, and Jermaine Johnson is coming off a torn Achilles. Outside of those three the best I can say is there are warm bodies on the field.

The Jets have two really good linebackers in Quincy Williams and Jamien Sherwood. The Jets have a star at cornerback in Sauce Gardner. After those players it is a lot of I’ll-believe-the-talent-when-I-see-it guys. Wilks is going to have be really creative in his play calling if the Jets defense is going to stop the AFC East offenses who can all put up points. I know he is a good defensive coach, I’m just not sure he has the horses to prove it this year.

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Breece Hall

Breece has shown so many flashes of being one of the best running backs in the league, but the Jets simply refuse to utilize him the right way. The Jets will be middle of the road this season with their offensive line and I expect the addition of Justin Fields means he is going to see only eight and nine man boxes.

Add to that the fact that Fields will be much more of a runner than a passer and the emergence of Braelon Allen and even Isaiah Davis and Breece might find himself in the worst of running back committees for a player entering a contract year. I imagine between Fields and Allen, Hall will lose a lot of goal line carries as well. The offseason the Jets are having can’t be good for Breece Hall.