Zach Wilson trade rumors: Jets QB may only fetch late-round pick; potential 2024 landing spots

Aaron Rodgers couldn’t return from his Week 1 injury in time to revive his New York Jets debut in 2023. The veteran quarterback is set to return in 2024, and not only that, but with a clean slate of backups on the depth chart. All signs point to former first-round draft pick Zach Wilson exiting via trade, according to ESPN, though some league executives only anticipate Wilson fetching a late-rounder in return.

It’s not surprising Wilson wouldn’t have a robust trade market. Though he’s still just 24, three years removed from going No. 2 overall, he’s gone just 12-21 in three abbreviated seasons as a starter, completing just 57% of his throws along the way.

But if the Jets are, in fact, willing to deal the former BYU standout for cheap, if not release him outright, which teams might have an inkling of interest? Here are three potential suitors for the 2024 offseason:

Josh Allen is close with Aaron Rodgers, who’s been one of Wilson’s biggest advocates. While the Jets probably wouldn’t love dealing their former top-three pick to a division rival, Buffalo has a QB in Allen whose play…


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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-02-06 16:25:28

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