For Calvin Pryor, the feeling has been like going home.

The second-year Jets safety is back in his comfort zone, playing strong safety instead of free safety, where he played most of his rookie year.

“I’m very comfortable, man,” Pryor said after a training camp practice Sunday. “I’ve got a lot more help around me. I’m just back to the basics and doing what I love to do and that’s being in the box, being matched up with tight ends and blitz and do everything I did in college. I’m just feeling comfortable.”

Pryor arrived in New York last year with a reputation as a big hitter out of Louisville. The 18th-overall pick in the 2014 draft, Pryor did not lack confidence, talking like a seasoned vet from the moment he arrived. But the season humbled Pryor a bit. Because of poor roster construction, the Jets had a bunch of strong safeties on the roster, and no one who was a natural free safety. That left Pryor, the youngest of the bunch and the quickest, playing deep — a role he was unfamiliar with. According to ESPN, Pryor played 523 snaps at free safety and 88 at strong.

In his rookie season, Pryor had no interceptions, a half sack and little impact. Pryor was benched in November after ineffective play and a punctuality problem. He worked his way back into the lineup at the end of the season and played some of his best football.

“It was more of a mental thing for me,” Pryor said. “Last year I got kind of down on myself during times, but I felt like I picked it up at the end of the season. If I could just take that confidence level I had at the end of the season and just roll it over into this season and just take it up another notch I feel like I will be in good shape.”

The Jets revamped the secondary, bringing in Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie at cornerback, two guys Pryor can learn from. They also added Marcus Gilchrist to play free safety next to Pryor. The duo has clicked in the first few months together.

“I love it ,” Pryor said of playing with Gilchrist. “Gilly, he talks a lot. Last year I didn’t really have anyone to talk to. It was kind of quiet. Gilly, man, he doesn’t like making mistakes. I don’t like making mistakes. We’re both on the same page. We’re going to play for one another, lean on one another and pick each other up and ask each other for advice. It’s going great, and we’re just going to keep building on that chemistry.”

Jets coach Todd Bowles said he has been pleased with the way those two have communicated.

“It’s gotten a lot better,” Bowles said. “In the first day or so, it was a little raw, but they’re getting used to each other, and I think they’re getting a good feel for each other, so it’s coming along OK.”

The 23-year-old Pryor said having Bowles as his head coach has helped, too. Bowles played safety in the NFL for eight years with the Redskins and 49ers.

“I like it so much because he can relate to what I do,” Pryor said. “He tells me different things he did as a safety like disguising or what to expect on certain plays or certain downs. He just tells me things and I try to pick his brain as much as I can.”

Pryor said he hopes to get some clips of his coach’s playing days from NFL Films.

“I’ve heard he was one hell of a player, so I have to check it out,” he said.

For now, Pryor is hoping Jets fans will call him “one hell of a player.” He is not making bold proclamations, but promises everyone will see improvement in the 2015 season.

“Slowly but surely,” he said. “I just have to take it one day at a time and just get better. Once I step out on that field, I want to know I can be the best player out there and just make an impact.”