Jets get wild 'long-shot' prediction on Cade Klubnik that would be dream scenario originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New York Jets are heading into the 2026 NFL season with Geno Smith as their starting quarterback. But after his struggles last season, he might not start the full season.
It's very likely that Cade Klubnik, the rookie fourth-rounder, will get a chance to play for the Jets. If he does, his production will be very interesting to keep an eye on, as there is a small chance something truly wild happens.
As ESPN's Dan Graziano highlighted in his "long-shot" prediction for the Jets, Klubnik could come into the QB1 job early in the year, thrive, get the Jets into playoff contention, and prove he should be the starter next season, and potentially beyond, as well.
"Long-shot outcome: Klubnik comes on quickly in practice and overtakes Smith early in the season. He plays well, and the Jets hang in the wild card race into December," Graziano writes. "Picking too low in the first round to get (or even trade up for) one of the top two or three quarterbacks in the draft, they use their early-round picks to bolster the roster around Klubnik and go into 2027 with him as the starter."

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