Anders Carlson will not be with the New York Jets for their regular-season finale on Sunday. But Phidarian Mathis will be.

On Monday, the Jets waived Carlson, a former Auburn kicker, and were awarded Mathis, a former Alabama defensive tackle, as a waiver claim.

The Washington Commanders waived Mathis on Saturday to open an active-roster spot for former Crimson Tide All-American Jonathan Allen, who returned from a nine-game stay on injured reserve.

The Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans and Detroit Lions also put in claims for Mathis, NFL Network reported. The Jets were awarded Mathis because of their 4-12 record. The waiver order is decided in the same way as the NFL Draft, with the claims awarded from worst to best.

By failing to clear waivers, Mathis comes to New York with his four-year rookie contract intact, so he is under contract with the Jets for the 2025 season.

Mathis played 257 defensive snaps and 54 special-teams plays in 12 games for Washington this season, his third since joining the Commanders in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

In Washington, Mathis played with former Crimson Tide defensive tackles Allen and Daron Payne. Alabama alumnus Quinnen Williams has been a Pro Bowl defensive tackle for the Jets for the past two seasons.

Carlson was New York’s fourth kicker this season after Greg Zuerlein handled the duty for the first eight games, and Riley Patterson and Spencer Shrader kicked in one game apiece.

Carlson kicked in five games but was a game-day inactive on Sunday. In his second NFL season, Carlson made 8-of-10 field-goal attempts, including a 58-yarder, and 9-of-11 extra-point kicks for New York.

On Saturday, the Jets restored Zuerlein to the active roster after he’d spent seven games on injured reserve because of a knee injury. Zuerlein was active for Sunday’s 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills, but he did not attempt any kicks.

The Jets close their season against the Miami Dolphins at 3:25 p.m. CST Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.