Overview
- Head coach Aaron Glenn said Sunday at the NFL meetings that there is “no doubt” Smith is the Jets’ starting quarterback for 2026.
- New York’s top decision-makers had dinner with Alabama’s Ty Simpson on Thursday and ran a private workout Friday in Tuscaloosa with GM Darren Mougey, Glenn, OC Frank Reich and QBs coach Bill Musgrave on hand.
- The Jets hold picks No. 2 and No. 16 and nine total selections, and ESPN reports they do not feel pressed to take a quarterback this year as they also study a deeper 2027 class.
- Smith returned to New York in a March 10 trade that sent a 2026 sixth to the Raiders for a 2026 seventh and the QB, with Las Vegas paying $16.2 million of his salary and the Jets $3.3 million.
- The 35-year-old is coming off a 19-touchdown, 17-interception season in Las Vegas and joins a thin depth chart that currently includes Bailey Zappe and Brady Cook.