Joe Tippmann

New York Jets

Pos C

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

78.2 MODEL

2023

75.1

2024

78.5

2025

76.9

2026

78.2

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 4 (#30) rookie to tier 5 (#37) to tier 8 (#82) is a year-over-year decline arc that flags either injury, scheme shift, or structural regression needing root-cause analysis. The Wisconsin technical foundation plus the rookie tier 4 finish proved the elite ceiling exists. The 2026 question is whether Tippmann returns to tier 5-6 territory or whether the 2025 tier 8 collapse becomes the new baseline that compresses his Jets contract value.

Tippmann came out of Wisconsin as the New York Jets' 2nd-round pick (43rd overall) in 2023 after starting 26 games for the Badgers at center. The Jets installed him as the starting center from week one of his rookie year. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#30) rookie season, tier 5 (#37) sophomore, then tier 8 (#82) collapse in 2025.

Strengths

Rookie tier 4 (#30) STTM finish at center as a 2nd-round pick confirmed a top-30 ceiling that the 2025 finish doesn't erase.
Wisconsin technical foundation plus three years of full-time starter reps at age 24 gives him the developmental runway to recover.

Concerns

52-spot regression from tier 4 (#30) in 2023 to tier 8 (#82) in 2025 flags either injury, scheme shift, or structural regression needing explanation.
Jets' broader offensive identity instability (QB transition, OC turnover) compresses the structural support around Tippmann's recovery.

What to watch: Whether Tippmann returns to tier 5 or better in 2026, the threshold for confirming the 2025 collapse was situational rather than structural.