Jets quarterback options for the 2025 NFL season
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins. Credit: AP/David Becker
With the Jets going in a different direction from Aaron Rodgers, the team has three different paths it can travel for a quarterback this season.
QBs on the roster
Tyrod Taylor: He is 28-28-1 as a starter during his 14 seasons and could be the Jets’ bridge quarterback for a year. Taylor has proved he can be effective, but durability is a concern.
Jordan Travis: A fifth-round pick in 2024, he rehabbed all of his rookie season from a gruesome leg injury he suffered while playing for Florida State. Travis needs to get healthy and time to develop.
Sign or trade for a QB
Justin Fields: A young dual-threat quarterback who could be the answer for multiple years if the Steelers don’t re-sign him. Fields was Garrett Wilson’s teammate at Ohio State.
Kirk Cousins: New Jets senior football adviser Rick Spielman was the Vikings’ GM when they signed Cousins. He could be the Jets’ one-year bridge quarterback if the Falcons waive or trade him.
Draft one
Jaxson Dart: If the Jets are unable to trade up from No. 7 to draft Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders, they could take Dart on the second day of the draft. The Ole Miss product impressed at the Senior Bowl.
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
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