A new rumor from the New York Jets tells Gang Green fans they can expect more poor quarterback play in 2026.
The NY Jets have a lot of questions going into March about what they will do at the QB spot next season. A year ago, they made their first major move in free agency when they signed former first-round pick Justin Fields after a productive season in limited action with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Unfortunately, his six starts in 2024 proved foolish, and he was a disaster for the NY Jets last season. In his nine starts in 2025, the former Chicago Bears first-rounder threw for less than 100 yards four times.
This has led to months of speculation about how the team will address the situation in March. Will they use a draft pick in April on a QB prospect? Could they trade for a veteran signal-caller like Kyler Murray or Deshaun Watson? Or maybe they'll invest money in another option in free agency?
According to Tony Pauline of Essential Sports, it's likely they will attempt a trade to add a veteran QB in the coming weeks. But it won't even come close to the big-name players who should be available.
NY Jets could target Davis Mills in the offseason
"Most of the narrative outside the league has centered around the team potentially trading for Kyler Murray. Yet people around the league tell me that if general manager Darren Maugy gets his way, the Jets will try to bring in a less-expensive signal caller, and two names continue to be included in the conversation: Tanner McKee and Davis Mills," Pauline reports.
McKee was a sixth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 and has played in only six games during his three seasons in the NFL. He has played well in his two starts and has a 1-1 record. That includes a 20-13 win over the New York Giants in 2024, where he threw for 269 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Mills is a name that NY Jets fans will be more familiar with as he was thrust into the starting role for the Houston Texans during the 2021 and 2022 seasons after Watson was suspended following sexual assault allegations. His record as a starter is 8-19-1. However, he went 3-0 last season, including a 292-yard throwing day in a big win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in November.
Either way, a pair of veteran backups won't excite NY Jets fans. A case can be made that no one is better than Fields, which means QB play for Gang Green could get even worse in 2026.
