{"id":753828,"date":"2026-02-15T12:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753828\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:47:10","slug":"trinidad-chambliss-wont-be-a-jets-option-in-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753828\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad Chambliss won&#8217;t be a Jets option in the 2026 NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 15, 2026, 6:45 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-jets\/352\" data-autotag=\"61e70eee-950b-4335-a373-675b010563dc\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Jets<\/a> have to get <a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/02\/12\/could-derek-carr-emerge-as-a-qb-option-for-the-jets-this-offseason\/88624127007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">creative when searching for their next starting quarterback this offseason<\/a>. The team unfortunately clinched the No. 2 overall selection in a 2026 NFL draft that is being described as a one-quarterback draft. The overwhelming expectation is that the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/las-vegas-raiders\/341\" data-autotag=\"ce712068-67db-47b5-b6da-5d6ec8fefe0f\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> will take Fernando Mendoza with the top pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Jets may target a mid-round quarterback instead, one with upside to potentially develop into a starter. One of the possible options was <a href=\"http:\/\/jetswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jets\/2026\/01\/13\/could-new-york-jets-target-day-2-quarterback-2026-nfl-draft-trinidad-chambliss\/88144030007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Well, not anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chambliss has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by a state court judge in Mississippi. The injunction arrived on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chambliss prefers to return to college for another season, foregoing an opportunity to enter the 2026 NFL draft. He&#8217;s expected to make significant money via an NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal at Ole Miss. Chambliss rather explore that opportunity, delaying his entry into the NFL another year.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If the Jets were interested in Chambliss, they&#8217;re forced to pivot. Other mid-round quarterback options could include Ty Simpson, Garrett Nussmeier, and Carson Beck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Pairing a veteran quarterback with a developmental rookie would make sense for general manager Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chambliss is officially off the table until 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 15, 2026, 6:45 a.m. ET The New York Jets have to get creative when searching for their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[95878,7,6,15,97197,97198,97116,95882,95885,96098,95896,96154,96747,95888,96683,95895,95897,96099,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-753828","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft","12":"tag-sstssportsnfljets","13":"tag-sstsnjets","14":"tag-tag2026-nfl-draft","15":"tag-tagamerican-football","16":"tag-taglas-vegas-raiders","17":"tag-tagmississippi-rebels","18":"tag-tagnational-sports","19":"tag-tagncaa","20":"tag-tagnew-york-jets","21":"tag-tagnfl","22":"tag-tagnfl-draft","23":"tag-tagnfl-hub","24":"tag-tagoverall-negative","25":"tag-tagsec-conference-football","26":"tag-tagsports-news","27":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116074724968339637","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}