Klubnik, who dealt with ankle and wrist injuries last season, finished far off the pace from his best year at Clemson, throwing for 2,943 yards, 16 TDs and six INTs.<\/p>\n
Considering the Jets are mired in a 15-year playoff drought, though, a signal-caller comfortable battling back from the brink could be a perfect fit. By trading up<\/a> to end his draft slide in the fourth round, they took a shot on a mentally fortified quarterback, one who believes he perhaps wouldn’t be as ready for the next step had he enjoyed continued success in 2025.<\/p>\n “For me, I think I really learned how to truly face adversity and just attack,” Klubnik said. “Because of that, I’m really thankful. If I would have gone and had the exact year I dreamed and worked for, I don’t think I’d be prepared as much as I am now because I learned really how to face that adversity and get up every single day even though the end goal I was chasing originally wasn’t there anymore.”<\/p>\n Coming in as a fourth-round developmental prospect, Klubnik’s new immediate goal is to prove himself to the Jets somewhere on the depth chart behind Geno Smith<\/a>, who head coach Aaron Glenn has already declared the team’s starter<\/a>.<\/p>\n While Russell Wilson<\/a> visited the Jets<\/a> on April 27, leaving the door open to New York opting for a far more experienced QB2, the quarterback room is currently set up for Klubnik to make a climb, rounded out by Brady Cook<\/a> and Bailey Zappe<\/a>.<\/p>\n At least in the early going, Glenn has only had positive things to say about Klubnik as he begins that endeavor at the team’s rookie minicamp.<\/p>\n