Jordan Jenkins is entering the final year of his rookie deal, and his future has never been more in question.

The outside linebacker was drafted by a previous front office regime and was developed by a previous coaching staff. With new general manager Joe Douglas now in charge and new coach Adam Gase overseeing the team, the 25-year-old must prove himself to a new crop of evaluators who are unfamiliar with him.

“To me, every year is a contract year in my mind ever since I got drafted,” Jenkins said earlier this month. “My mentality is this: I’ve realized what I can do, I can be as great as I can be, but I have to put the work in. I need to do this, that much, and more.”

Jenkins already has begun the process of trying to prove himself to the new administration. At OTAs, he explained he was working on his footwork to try to become more agile.

Jenkins managed to show improvement as a rusher during the 2018-19 season with seven sacks, and 15 quarterback hits — a compared to the previous season, when he had just three sacks and nine QB hits.

Nevertheless, the new management team and new coaching staff pose a test for Jenkins. Since Douglas just got hired June 12, he has brought in a number of new executives — Rex Hogan as assistant general manager, Chad Alexander as director of player personnel and Phil Savage as senior advisor to Douglas — all of whom are going to be in evaluation mode for the rest of the offseason and the season ahead. Meanwhile, Gase hired new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who will be the primary coach working with Jenkins.

Jenkins was a third-round pick out of Georgia in 2016 by previous GM Mike Maccagnan. The Jets let Maccagnan, who had a spotty draft record, was let go on the premise of combating personalities with Gase, and overall not assuring Christopher Johnson the success of the team.

The Jets have signed new linebacker C.J. Mosley with a five-year $85 million contract this offseason. They also have fellow linebacker Avery Williamson on a three-year deal at $22.5 million. Douglas will have to consider how much money he is willing to devote to one position. Jenkins’ performance would be a critical deciding factor.

“The sky’s the limit for me,” Jenkins said. “I just have to go out and reach it.”