Unfortunately for the New York Jets and the fans who wanted to find a franchise quarterback in this year's draft, the chances of that happening were very unlikely.
The Jets ended up going a different route, selecting Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik in the fourth round instead. The former Clemson standout had a nice little college career for himself, but it wasn't as good as he was expected to be.
Regardless, outside of Fernando Mendoza, there didn't seem to be a guaranteed quarterback prospect in this class, and there's even an argument against Mendoza.
The Jets went in other directions, but that doesn't stop fans and others from wondering whether Klubnik could start for this organization as early as this year. Despite maybe some intrigue about that, head coach Aaron Glenn made it known that Geno Smith is clearly the starting quarterback right now and will be for the foreseeable future.
"We brought in Geno to be our starter, and I'm not going to put a cap on him on how many years he can play, so I don't even go into the fact of he's here for a year [under contract]," the coach said Saturday night. "As long as he's producing and as long as he's the best guy, he's going to continue to play.
"But, obviously, in this league, you have to have a system where there are backups and they've got to push the starter," Glenn added, per ESPN. "You always want to create that type of competition. Listen, I'm not going to sit here and say exactly where Cade's going to play. The thing is, those guys are going to go out there and compete. So right now, I like our room. I like where it's at."
That seems to be an obvious reality at this point.
"Sadiq and Cooper will be catching passes this season from Geno Smith, 35, a bridge quarterback. While the Jets believe Smith can rebound after a down year with the Las Vegas Raiders, it behooves them to secure the position for the long term. They weren't going to find that guy in this draft, so the focus was on the supporting cast," Rich Cimini of ESPN wrote.