Overview
- Head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Friday that Cook will make his first NFL start after taking first-team reps throughout the week.
- Cook is the first undrafted Jets rookie to start at quarterback since J.J. Jones in 1975 and becomes the franchise’s 55th starting QB.
- Fields is out with knee soreness and Taylor with a groin injury, with both missing practice all week before being ruled out.
- Cook debuted in Week 14, going 14-of-30 for 163 yards with two interceptions and six sacks, as coaches cited positives in timing and progressions despite turnovers.
- New York falls to its third starting quarterback of 2025 at 3-10, using late-season snaps to evaluate depth while Martinez serves as QB2 in Jacksonville.