As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on the list, leading right into camp. I am not including rookies on this list because I do not feel it is possible to fully evaluate them before they play a game.

No. 25: Henry Anderson

Last year’s ranking: Unranked (not on team)

Position: DE

Age: 26

How acquired: Traded from the Colts on April 28 in exchange for a seventh-round pick

Years left on contract: 1

2018 Salary Cap figure: $1.9 million

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Looking back at 2017: Anderson was just starting to come on for the Colts when he suffered a serious injury to his throat in November. He fractured his larynx after taking an elbow to the throat and that ended his season.

Anderson had two sacks in his last three starts before the injury. Against the Jaguars two weeks earlier, he had four tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

Pro Football Focus credited him with five quarterback hits and 11 quarterback hurries.

Outlook for 2018: The Jets swung the trade to get the veteran lineman on the last day of the draft. They drafted Nathan Shepherd to play defensive end, but they wanted to have an experienced end to play on the line, too.

Jets coach Todd Bowles said Anderson would at least play when the Jets have a four-man line, and his role could be greater than that.

The Jets are trying to replace Muhammad Wilkerson on the line, and Anderson will be part of the group doing that. He even is wearing Wilkerson’s old No. 96. My guess is his playing time will be dictated by how fast Shepherd comes along. If the rookie proves he can play right away, Anderson would be a role player. If Shepherd struggles, Anderson could become a starter.

The Colts were looking to move Anderson because they are switching to a 4-3 defense, and he did not fit that. The Jets pounced during the draft, and the trade could pay nice dividends for them this season.