"On the star-studded, big-name, camera-ready Jets' roster, Jerricho Cotchery can be easy to miss.

He doesn't have his own TV or radio show. He wasn't obtained in a blockbuster, headline-making trade. And his nickname, J-Co, while catchy, is fairly obvious.

But underestimate Cotchery at your own risk, as coach Rex Ryan recently noted.

"We had two deep passes by [Mark] Sanchez [in which] he underthrew" Cotchery, Ryan said after a recent practice, adding that he "told Jerricho, 'If Sanchez throws a ball like that to you, when you're that open, just signal fair catch. Don't take the hit. Just signal fair catch.' [Cotchery] looked at me like I was crazy, but Sanchez has to get the ball out there a little quicker. J-Co beat a guy by like 10 yards."

So Cotchery still has the talent that has helped him lead the Jets in receptions in each of the last three seasons. But come October, he might not be a starter.

That's because the Jets obtained Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes in a trade with Pittsburgh in April. Holmes and Braylon Edwards, acquired from Cleveland last October, figure to be the starting receivers once Holmes returns from sitting out the first four regular-season games because of an NFL-imposed suspension. He will be eligible to return for the Monday night game against visiting Minnesota on Oct. 11."