The New York Jets and their new head coach Robert Saleh made a big statement this season with how they are playing to build their team. They traded tight end Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers and drafted tight end Zach Wilson out of BYU, the second overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Now the New York Jets will try to dig themselves out of the bottom of the AFC East and become a contender again. All three quarterbacks currently on the New York Jets’ depth chart have no returning NFL experience. So for all three they will be able to learn a lot.
New York Jets QB Depth Chart
QB 1: Zach Wilson.
QB 2: James Morgan.
QB 3: Mike White.
New York Jets QB Depth Chart Analysis
QB 1 – Zach Wilson
Zach Wilson will undoubtedly be the starting cornerback for the New York Jets at the start of the 2021 season. Wilson was selected with the second overall pick out of BYU after a very successful college career.
Wilson started 12 games in his final year at BYU, throwing for 3,692 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Zach Wilson is a very versatile quarterback and can play leg games as he ran for 254 yards and ten touchdowns in 2020. New York Jets, Wilson should be allowed to roam the pocket and make plays as needed.
Zach Wilson has committed to the New York Jets so far through minicamp, OTAs (organized team activities) and a mandatory minicamp. That should put the rookie in good shape before his first NFL training camp.
QB2 – James Morgan
James Morgan was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Florida International University. Morgan has yet to appear with the New York Jets, so the depth behind Wilson remains young and inexperienced.
QB 3 – Mike White
Mike White was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of Western Kentucky. White spent the 2018 season as a reserve player in Dallas, but was waived before the start of the 2019 season.
White was later signed by the New York Jets and spent the 2019 and 2020 seasons on the team’s coaching staff. He was signed by the New York Jets with future contracts in January 2021 and should be the third fullback in the depth rating this season.