New York Jets Why a stopgap quarterback in 2026 could be the best plan for the Jets’ future By Ryan Dunleavy Published Feb. 21, 2026, 12:48 p.m. ET The Jets will have to weigh whether to select a QB like Alabama's Ty Simpson in the 2026 NFL Draft. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect If you build it, he will come.
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The “he” in this case is a franchise quarterback coming to the Jets. Not Ray Kinsella’s father showing up on an Iowa baseball diamond in “Field of Dreams.”
The Jets could have about $75 million in salary-cap space to spend on a free-agent class without a quarterback headliner as well as the No. 2 pick in a draft class with one quarterback at the top.
