The Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday night, and Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson expects to hear his name called.

“I like my chances,” Richardson said this week. “I really do. I don’t feel like any guy is better than me and I feel like I’m on the same level as some of those guys you see on ESPN every day getting mentioned. That’s just me personally. Fans may think otherwise. Coaches may think otherwise. Players may think otherwise.”

Richardson does not lack confidence, but his numbers have backed up his boasting over the first two years of his career. The 2013 Defensive Rookie of the Year has gotten even better this year. He leads the team with 6.5 sacks and has been a constant disruptive force in the opponent’s backfield.

“Other than winning, I did all right,” he said. “I improved on everything I wanted to improve on. I’ve still got some room for more [improvement].”

Richardson is not just a relentless player, he is a creative one. The next time a quarterback spikes the football to stop the clock against the Jets, watch Richardson. He dives between the center’s legs and tries to intercept the spike before it hits the ground. Richardson said he actually intercepted a pass in high school by doing that and he touched Charlie Whitehurst’s spike last week in Tennessee.

“I always feel like I have a chance when I dive and put my hands out,” he said.

When pointed out that the spike dive was really creative thinking, Richardson smiled and said, “I have my moments.”

He hopes he’ll be wearing a smile again Tuesday when the six interior defensive linemen are named to the Pro Bowl. He was sixth in fan voting, as of Friday. Teammate Muhammad Wilkerson was fourth.

“Hopefully I get it,” Richardson said. “I feel like I deserve to be there. If not, it wouldn’t be the first time a good D-lineman gets snubbed.”

The Jets will get a Patriots team not quite at full strength. WR Julian Edelman, RB LeGarrette Blount and CB Kyle Arrington have been ruled out of Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium.

Guard Willie Colon has been called for 14 penalties this season with two of them being declined. The 12 penalties against him are the second-most against any player in the league. Cornerback Brandon Browner of the Patriots has 13.

“Yeah, Big Willie’s a good player, man, a good player. I’ll tell you that,” offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said. “He wants to do the thing the right way, there’s no question about that. It’s sort of been that way for his career, and so we’re certainly trying to get better at that and he’s trying to get better at that.”

Colon has seven false starts, five holding calls, one illegal use of the hands and one facemask.

With Washington’s upset of the Eagles on Saturday night, the Jets move up from the sixth to the fifth spot, past the Redskins, in the draft order.