Kinlaw recorded 40 tackles (27 solo), including 4.5 sacks, along with two forced fumbles and a recovered fumble in 17 games (all starts) during the 2024 regular season. Kinlaw played in all 17 regular-season contests for the second straight season, but unlike in 2023 with San Francisco when he started just six games, he was in the starting unit every week for the Jets this year. The 2020 first-round draft pick thus notched career-high marks with 645 defensive snaps, 40 stops and 4.5 sacks. Kinlaw is set to become an unrestricted free agent upon the beginning of the offseason.
Kinlaw recorded five tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, and a fumble recovery in Sunday's 28-27 loss to the Colts. The defensive tackle also played on 66 percent of the defensive snaps. Kinlaw has 32 tackles (20 solo), including 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 2024.
Kinlaw agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Jets on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Kinlaw was drafted by the 49ers in 2020 and has spent four years there. He finished the 2023 campaign with 25 tackles (13 solo), including 3.5 sacks, and three passes defensed across 17 games as a depth interior lineman. He will play a similar role in New York while he works to earn reps behind Quinton Jefferson (groin) and Quinnen Williams.