Fields certainly has his skeptics, however. ESPN's Jordan Reid released a way-too-early 2026 NFL mock draft, which has the Jets selecting a quarterback to replace fields. Most notably, he has the Jets taking a quarterback at No. 4, suggesting he believes the Jets will fare worse in 2025 than they did in 2024 and completely bottom-out.

New York may already be looking past Justin Fields, targeting an electrifying quarterback in ESPN’s early 2026 NFL Draft projections.

The New York Jets declined to add any quarterbacks during the 2025 NFL draft after signing Justin Fields earlier in the offseason, sticking with Tyrod Taylor as the backup. And not everybody saw the logic in that decision.