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Jets Name Returner Isaiah Williams 2025 Curtis Martin Team MVP

Players honored a midseason resurgence highlighted by top-tier return averages entering Week 18.

Overview

  • Signed to replace Xavier Gipson after Week 1, he was released after an error-filled Week 4, then returned from the practice squad to seize the starting returner job.
  • He ranks second in NFL kickoff-return average at 30.2 and sixth in punt-return average at 14.1 entering the season finale, and he is a Pro Bowl second alternate at return specialist.
  • He scored two punt-return touchdowns this season—74 yards against Cleveland and 78 against Miami—while totaling 396 punt return yards.
  • His breakout featured an AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award for 170 kickoff return yards in the Week 8 win over Cincinnati, and he later logged 303 offensive snaps with 21 receptions for 169 yards plus three rushes for 34.
  • Teammates also recognized Harrison Phillips, Joe Tippmann, Olu Fashanu and Azareye'h Thomas with the club’s other annual awards.