Jets trade up in fourth round of NFL Draft to select quarterback weeks after getting Geno Smith

The New York Jets are successful a spot of no-man's onshore erstwhile it comes to quarterbacks, but they are hoping they person conscionable recovered a diamond successful the unsmooth connected Day 3.

Gang Green traded up successful the 4th circular to prime Clemson backmost Cade Klubnik.

The Jets went with Justin Fields past twelvemonth successful Aaron Glenn's and Darren Mougey's archetypal play successful New Jersey, and it did not enactment retired arsenic they had planned.

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Clemson Tigers backmost Cade Klubnik throws the shot during the archetypal fractional of the 2025 Pinstripe Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions astatine Yankee Stadium successful the Bronx, New York, connected Dec. 27, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

After cutting bait with Fields, the Jets acquired Geno Smith via commercialized arsenic a stopgap - determination was speculation that the Jets could prime Ty Simpson retired of Alabama with the 16th pick, but the Los Angeles Rams snagged him astatine No. 13.

As a result, considering Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 wide to the Las Vegas Raiders, determination were not that galore options for the Jets.

Next year's backmost people figures to stack up rather nicely, with Arch Manning seemingly starring the pack. However, it remains to beryllium seen wherever the Jets prevarication for adjacent year's selections.

Clemson backmost Cade Klubnik runs with the shot successful the archetypal fractional of the Atlantic Coast Conference title crippled against North Carolina successful Charlotte, North Carolina, connected Dec. 3, 2022. (Jacob Kupferman/AP)

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New York gave the Cincinnati Bengals the 128th and 140th picks successful speech for the 110th and 190th selections.

Klubnik figures to backmost up Smith to statesman the season, but if the Jets' play is implicit aboriginal on, they could perchance get a agelong look astatine Klubnik to spot what he's genuinely made of.

Klubnik starred successful 2024 with 36 touchdowns, but helium threw 20 less this past season, tanking his draught stock.

Clemson backmost Cade Klubnik throws a shot during signifier astatine the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex successful Clemson, S.C., connected Aug. 1, 2025. (Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network South Carolina)

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In 3 seasons arsenic their starter, totaling 39 games, Klubnik completed 64.2% of his passes for 9,426 yards, 71 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

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