It also doesn’t include college coaches yet - several NFL sources continue to insist that Douglas will at least investigate several candidates from the college ranks, though it’s unclear if any of them will actually end up getting a formal interview for the job.

So far, he’s met (virtually) with Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, former Bengals coach Marvin Lewis and Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady. He’s scheduled to interview Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll and Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus on Sunday, Saints defensive backs coach (and former Jet) Aaron Glenn on Monday, and Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley sometime next week.

Who else could end up in Douglas’ “wide net”? Here’s a look:

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell – He was believed to be high up on Douglas’ shortlist, according to multiple NFL sources. But according to a report on Saturday night, he is “not expected to” interview with the Jets. If that’s true, it will mirror what happened two years ago when the Jets did background work on him, were very interested in talking to him, and he turned them down. Many around the NFL believe the 41-year-old is going to jump to the NFL eventually and he’s just the kind of program builder the Jets need. Is he really, completely out of the Jets’ search? It’s always hard to tell with college coaches, since they never want their recruits thinking they have an eye on the door.

Florida coach Dan Mullen – A report from a Gainesville, Fla. TV station said Mullen plans to interview with the Jets in the next few days. Other sources are uncertain if that’s actually happening, though he does seem to be on a longer version of Douglas’ shortlist. The 48-year old has a reputation for developing quarterbacks – Alex Smith when he was the QB coach at Utah, Dak Prescott when he was the head coach at Mississippi State, and now Kyle Trask at Florida. He’s got some baggage, though, including helping ignite a brawl against Missouri, publicly asking his university president to allow a full stadium of fans in the midst of a pandemic, and a bit of a prickly relationship with the media in a much smaller market than New York.

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald – The 46-year-old is another who gets the “program builder” tag and reportedly is willing to talk to NFL teams after taking the Wildcats to 10 bowl games in his 15 seasons. For a long time the word on him was that he didn’t want to move his family from the Chicago area. He even turned down a chance to interview with the Packers a few years ago. The Lions are reportedly interested in him now. That’s still four hours from Chicago, but obviously much closer than New York.

Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale – It is strange that the Jets haven’t put in a request to interview the 57-year-old yet since so many around the NFL believed he’d be at the top of Douglas’ list. Maybe he’ll be added this week, once the Ravens are through their first-round playoff game. If not, it’ll be a clear signal that everyone was wrong. He hasn’t had any known interview requests yet, by the way, which is also odd because he seemed to be on everyone’s list of top coordinators in this coach-hiring cycle after coaching the Ravens into the top-seven in the NFL in defense three straight years.

Former NFL coach Jim Caldwell – He’s 65 years old, but he apparently wants another shot as a head coach and reportedly interviewed for the Texans’ job last week. The Jets already interviewed the 62-year-old Lewis, so age may not be a major factor. Plus, Caldwell has the all-important Baltimore ties. He was the Ravens’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2012-13 when Douglas was a scout there. He also has a successful track record -- a 62-50 record as a head coach in Indianapolis and Detroit. His 36-28 record in Detroit from 2014-17 with two playoff berths makes him by far the most successful head coach with the Lions since the 1990s.

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