New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson may be on the move this offseason, as it appears the team is ready to part ways with the former No. 2 overall pick.
Wilson took over the Jets’ starting role when Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles tendon four plays into the 2023 season. Wilson won in five of his 12 appearances this season, but it was far from enough to convince the top brass that it is their long-term future.
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Zach Wilson of the New York Jets before the game against the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 17, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
“This offseason they are expected to trade Zach Wilson, moving on from a pick that simply didn’t work out,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport said on Sunday’s “NFL Gameday.” “You say, ‘How could the Jets trade him?’ “I would say this, all quarterbacks get traded, I don’t expect them to cut him.”
The Athletic also reported that the Jets told him they were planning to trade him during the offseason while he was benched.
Zach Wilson walks off the field after the Raiders defeated the New York Jets at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 12, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
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“This is part of the reason he was reluctant to start again weeks ago,” The Athletic’s Dianna Russini wrote in X. “We’ll see how it all plays out.”
New York named Wilson the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft after he had a standout college career at BYU. However, he never developed into the quarterback the team expected him to be.
Zach Wilson of the New York Jets drops back to pass while being pressured by Leonard Floyd of the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
He started 33 of the 34 games he played and had 6,293 passing yards, 23 touchdown passes and 25 interceptions.
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Wilson was 12-21 in those 33 starts.
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