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• Jets' Cade Klubnik: Confirmed as No. 2 quarterback

  15D ago • By RotoWire

  Head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Monday that Klubnik will open the season as the Jets' No. 2 quarterback behind Geno Smith, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports. The Jets cut both Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe over the weekend, leaving the rookie Klubnik as the lone signal-caller on the roster other thant Smith. Glenn said Monday any further additions to the quarterback room prior to Week 1 would come in the form of a practice-squad signing. A fourth-round draft pick out of Clemson, Klubnik completed 21 of 34 pass attempts for 197 scoreless yards and one interception during the preseason.

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• Jets' Cade Klubnik: Struggles in preseason finale

  17D ago • By RotoWire

  Klubnik completed six of 13 passes for 59 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in Friday's 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants. He also rushed once for no gain. Klubnik played the entire first half of Friday's preseason finale. The rookie fourth-round pick out of Clemson wasn't particularly sharp, but his teammates didn't help him much, either, as Klubnik had a 25-yard pass in the two-minute drill wiped out by an ineligible lineman downfield, and an offensive pass interference penalty two plays later knocked the Jets out of field-goal range. Despite Friday's forgettable performance, Klubnik's entire body of work in training camp and the preseason has likely earned him the backup job behind Geno Smith over Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe. Cook and Zappe combined for 38 passing yards in the second half Friday.

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• Jets' Cade Klubnik: Follows Smith in Friday's preseason win

  24D ago • By RotoWire

  Klubnik completed 10 of 14 passes for 75 yards and recorded a 16-yard carry during the Jets' 17-0 preseason win over the Steelers on Friday. Geno Smith commanded the Jets on the first offensive series and led a 10-play, 69-yard drive that ended with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jelani Woods. Klubnik took over on the second series and ended up playing more snaps than he did in the Jets' preseason opener against the Buccaneers. However, he could not lead the offense on any scoring drives, and part of the issue for the rookie fourth-rounder was that he was playing with the second-team offensive line. Klubnik appears to be ahead of both Brady Cook and Bailey Zappe for the backup QB job behind Geno Smith heading into the Jets' preseason finale against the Giants next Friday.

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• Jets' Cade Klubnik: Encouraging showing in preseason start

  08/15/2026 • By RotoWire

  Klubnik got the start in Friday's 24-16 preseason loss to the Buccaneers and completed five of seven passes for 56 yards. Klubnik got the starting nod due to Geno Smith (ankle) being ruled out. Smith's injury isn't believed to be serious, so the veteran QB remains the clear favorite to start for the Jets come Week 1 against the Titans, but Klubnik is making a strong case for the backup role. The Jets scored 10 points on Klubnik's two drives in the game, while neither Bailey Zappe nor Brady Cook led a touchdown drive, and Zappe was picked off twice. Klubnik is likely to feature prominently in the Jets' second preseason game against the Steelers next Friday.

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• Jets' Cade Klubnik: No. 2 on unofficial depth chart

  08/10/2026 • By RotoWire

  Klubnik was named the No. 2 quarterback on the Jets' first unofficial depth chart of training camp, Eric Allen of the team's official site reports. The fourth-round rookie out of Clemson seems to have the lead in the No. 2 quarterback competition with Bailey Zappe and Brady Cook. Klubnik completed 65.6 percent of his pass attempts for 2,943 yards and a 16:6 TD:INT as a senior for Clemson. As of now, it looks like Klubnik has a good chance of seeing the most snaps among the team's quarterbacks in Friday's preseason opener against the Buccaneers.

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