Jets' Geno Smith Named 13th-Best NFL QB Heading Into Week 9

NFL.com's Nick Shook ranked New York Jets veteran Geno Smith No. 13 in his Week 9 NFL QB rankings.

Smith is one spot ahead of Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford and one spot behind Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott. 

In his second stint with the Jets, Smith has 1,913 passing yards, 12 touchdown passes and three interceptions. He's completing 69.0% of his passes. 

The Jets are 2-6. They beat the Tennessee Titans in Game 1, lost to the Green Bay Packers in Game 2, the Detroit Lions in Game 3 and the Chicago Bears in Game 4, beat the Cleveland Browns in Game 5 and lost to the New England Patriots in Game 6, the Miami Dolphins in Game 7 and the Las Vegas Raiders in Game 8. 

New York acquired Smith from Las Vegas in the offseason. Smith did not play well with the Raiders last season. He threw 17 interceptions in 15 games, which led the NFL. 

Smith hasn't done anything this season to put his job at risk with the Jets, but since Gang Green will miss the playoffs, head coach Aaron Glenn might as well start rookie Cade Klubnik soon to see what the youngster has to offer. 

Klubnik went 21/34 through the air for 190 passing yards in the preseason. He had no touchdown passes and threw one interception. 

Entering the 2025 college football season, Klubnik was projected to be one of the top picks in the 2026 draft, but after he and Clemson struggled, Klubnik's draft stock took a hit.

The Jets selected Klubnik with the 110th overall pick in the 2026 draft. Even though his draft fall was significant, Klubnik still has a lot of confidence in his game. 

Klubnik finished the 2025 college football season with 2,943 passing yards and 16 passing touchdowns. He threw for 10,123 passing yards and 73 touchdowns in his Clemson career. 

The Jets face the Kansas City Chiefs next. All signs point toward New York dropping to 2-7. 

Smith enters the Jets-Chiefs game with 24,081 passing yards, 136 passing touchdowns and 92 interceptions in the NFL. 

Smith's best NFL seasons came with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 and 2023. He made the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023 and won the 2022 AP Comeback Player of the Year award.

Smith entered this season with 22,168 passing yards, 124 passing touchdowns and 89 career interceptions in the NFL.

New York is 5-18 in the Glenn era. The team has not won a game in the AFC East either.