The New York Jets are headed for a huge rebuild in the coming future. They seemingly kickstarted this rebuild by trading Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline. These two trades netted the Jets a haul of draft capital in return.
The Jets are likely going to use one of their first round picks over the next two years on a franchise quarterback. The Justin Fields experiment was a disaster for the Jets. He didn’t show much hope as a starter in New York and it seems like the Jets will move on from him at the end of the season.
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Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports recently put together a mock draft for the 2026 NFL Draft. In this mock draft, Wilson projected the Jets would use the No. 7 pick to select Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. In this mock draft, quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore had already been selected by the time the Jets were on the clock at No. 7.
Ty Simpson could be a huge addition for the Jets