The Jets have signed DL Bruce Hector to the active roster. They also signed K Anders Carlson to the practice squad and released K Riley Patterson.
Hector (6-2, 296), who signed with the Jets practice squad on Aug. 28, initially signed with the P-squad last December and was promoted to the active roster on Jan. 6. He was elevated once this season in Week 4 and registered 3 tackles against the Broncos. Before that, Hector had spent the summer with the Jets and played with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. Hector also played in 3 games for the Lions in 2022 and had 5 tackles on 52 snaps. He first signed with the Eagles in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of South Florida and has had stints with the Cardinals (2019), Panthers (2020) and Titans (2021). Hector has played in 16 career games (1 start) and has 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 2 QB hits.
Carlson (6-5, 219), an Auburn product, was a sixth-round pick (No. 207) of the Packers in 2023. As a rookie, he made 81% of his field goal attempts and 87% of his extra points. After his release from the Packers on Aug. 27, Carlson signed with the 49ers practice squad on Oct. 15 and was added to the active roster for two games before being released on Nov. 5. In the two starts, he connected on all 5 of his field goal attempts, including a 55-yarder against the Chiefs, and 3 of 4 extra points. He kicked for five seasons at Auburn and connected on 72% of his field goal attempts and 98% of his extra points.
Patterson (6-0, 190) joined the Jets practice squad on Oct. 30 before being added to the active roster the following day ahead of Texans game. He made all 3 extra point attempts on Thursday night and did not attempt a field goal. Before New York, Patterson signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2021 out of Memphis. He spent the 2024 training camp with the Commanders and was released in August. In the preseason, he connected on 2 of 3 field goal attempts and 1 extra point. In five NFL seasons, Patterson, who's had stints with five teams, has made 88% of his field-goal attempts (59-of-67) and 96% of extra points (93-of-97). On his 40-plus-yard field goal tries, he is 19-of-25.
