The New York Jets can get their franchise QB next offseason.
The New York Jets are considered a prime candidate to pursue a franchise QB next offseason.
NFL analyst Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report believes the Jets can find their future franchise QB in 2027.
"Geno Smith can serve as the placeholder, and fourth-round rookie Cade Klubnik may get some run, but the New York Jets have three first-round picks in 2027 and should find their franchise QB there," Knox wrote.
The Jets were going to draft Oregon QB Dante Moore in the 2026 NFL Draft with the second overall pick, but Moore decided to go back to school. Moore will probably be in the 2027 draft. Maybe New York will get him then.
For next season, the Jets will rely on Smith to run the offense.
Smith's best seasons in the NFL 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.
But because Smith's lone season with the Raiders was a disaster, many people believe the Jets traded for a "washed" QB.
"I still have a ton of years left on my body to play this game and I want to continue to try and maximize it," Smith said, via ESPN. "And so I believe the Jets are getting a better player than I was in Seattle. I know that for a fact, in fact."
Smith led the league in interceptions last season with 17 and went just 2-13. The Raiders parted ways with him after just one season.
In his first stint with the Jets, Smith went 12-18 as a starter. He threw for 5,962 yards, 28 touchdowns and 36 interceptions. It wasn't pretty.
However, Smith is older and wiser now and believes he's going to prove his critics in New York wrong.
"I just felt like I was back where I belonged, man. It felt special," Smith said. "When I was drafted there, my goal was to play my entire career for the Jets and one day retire as a Jet. And although it didn't go exactly as planned, somehow, some way we got back here and I'm eager to make things right if I can."
Smith enters next season with 22,168 passing yards, 124 passing touchdowns and 89 career interceptions in the NFL. His starting record is 42-56-0.
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