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Cleveland scooped Corley off waivers after the Jets cut him at the end of training camp last year. A true gadget player, Corley earned more carries than catches, rushing 13 times compared to 11 grabs. He totaled 206 yards from scrimmage and returned kicks for Cleveland. The Browns also tendered WR Jamari Thrash and TE Brenden Bates.

The Jets moved up in the 2024 NFL Draft to select Corley at No. 65 overall. Corley made just three grabs for 16 yards in his rookie season and the new brass in New York now move on from him after just one season with the organization. He’ll have an opportunity for a change of scenery via waivers.

During the 2024 NFL Draft, the Jets, under former head coach Robert Saleh and former GM Joe Douglas, traded two draft picks to move up and select Corley with the No. 65 overall pick. It’s been a disaster for Corley ever since, as the former Western Kentucky Hilltopper quickly fell out of favor with the old regime and caught just three passes for 16 yards across nine games. In Saturday’s preseason outing against the Giants, Corley played on 14 offensive snaps with the backups and failed to draw a target. He caught one pass for eight yards in the team’s first preseason game. Corely is a skilled player who drew comps to Deebo Samuel during the predraft process. If he doesn’t make the initial 53-man roster on cutdown day, there could be plenty of teams willing to take him on as a reclamation project.

Corley’s absence early in the offseason while he deals with an undisclosed injury has not helped. Jets OC Tanner Engstrand is quoted in the story as saying Corley is “going to have to find a way to catch himself up.” The previous coaching staff also reportedly wasn’t enamored with him after drafting him, noting his route running lacked precision and Cimini writing that his “maturity also came under scrutiny, with some in the organization privately questioning his approach.” Corley is not a lock for a roster spot despite what looks on paper to be a fairly weak Jets wideout room.

It was a challenging rookie season for Corley, who was drafted by the Jets in the third round of this year’s draft. It’s not a great sign that most of the conversation around Corely centered around his maturity when Jets coaches were asked about him, but he’ll get a clean slate to work with in 2025 with a new coach and general manager on the way. Corley caught just three passes for 16 yards as a rookie, and infamously dropped a would-be touchdown short of the end zone in a Week 9 win over the Texans on a premature celebration. Corley will have some work to do in the offseason if he hopes to make more of an impact in his sophomore campaign.

Corley was active in the Jets’ Week 16 loss to the Rams, but he did not make his way onto the field. It’s been a forgettable season for the rookie third-rounder, who famously dropped the football just short of the end zone in a botched celebration attempt back in Week 9. Corley played on a season-high 41 snaps in Week 13 but hasn’t seen the field since then. Corley will hope that his second season, which will come under a new regime, plays out differently than this season.