Damon Harrison

Former Jets defensive lineman Damon Harrison is moving across the state.

(Ben Margot | AP Photo)

Former

defensive lineman

has agreed to terms with the

, an individual with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media. The deal is for five years and $46.5 million with $24 million guaranteed according to multiple reports.

The signing doesn't preclude the Giants from making other significant moves on the defensive line. They are still expected to be

for Miami Dolphins defensive end

.

Harrison (6-4, 350) has spent

with the

and is known as a

. He was Pro Football Focus' No. 1 ranked run defender this past season with a 97.3 grade. The 27-year-old lineman was an undrafted free agent out of William Penn in 2012. He's grown into one of the Jets top defensive players.

But because of salary cap constraints and several other key free agents set to hit the market (including quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick), the Jets likely can't afford Harrison's services. Last summer, Harrison proclaimed himself the NFL's best nose tackle. In December, as he neared the end of another productive season, he told NJ Advance Media, "I'm more disruptive than I've ever been."

There likely wouldn't be many arguments. It's why the Giants have pegged him as a potential target. They're looking to rebuild the league's 32nd-ranked defense, and new coach Ben McAdoo said at the NFL Scouting Combine last month that the fastest way to do so would be to solidify the lines.

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"Yeah, I mean, the quickest way to get better is up front on both sides of the ball," McAdoo said. "You have to protect your quarterback and you have to get after the other teams quarterback. It's directly related to the QB rating differential, which is important in winning and losing games. You want to do a better job getting after the quarterback whether it's up front, or whether it's coming from the secondary, putting pressure there from the linebacker level. But you have to make the quarterback uncomfortable, certainly."

Harrison was a restricted free agent last year and played on a one-year deal worth $2.356 million. He's likely to see a significant increase in a favorable free-agent market.

Malik Jackson, the consensus top free-agent defensive tackle on the market, reportedly agreed to a six-year, $90 million deal with $42 million guaranteed on Tuesday.

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