Justin Fields landed with the third new team of his young NFL career when he signed a two-year, $40 million deal with new head coach Aaron Glenn and the New York Jets this offseason.
While Fields has shown flashes of brilliance in previous stops with the Bears and Steelers, the former first-round pick is running out of lives as a starting NFL quarterback.
Fields is entering a decent situation in East Rutherford in 2025, surrounded by an established No. 1 wide receiver in Garrett Wilson, a versatile running back in Breece Hall, and an intriguing rookie tight end in Mason Taylor. But if he can’t lead the Jets back to relevance in the AFC East in short order, his days as the Jets’ QB1 will be numbered.
Ryan Wilson of CBS Sports believes Glenn will look to hand pick Fields’ potential successor in the 2026 NFL Draft. He predicts the Jets will target a trade late in the first round with the Philadelphia Eagles for star South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers.
“Thick, physical, athlete who can win with his feet and also has a huge arm,” Wilson wrote on the proposed move. “Sellers is just incredibly raw. That said, there was a reason that every SEC edge rusher I spoke to at the combine earlier this year described Sellers as the toughest QB they faced. I got ‘Baby Cam (Newton)’ a lot as a descriptor, and when you watch Sellers play, it’s easy to see why. He does a lot of things really well; he just needs to play with more consistency, which will come with experience. He has the talent to be the No. 1 player in most draft classes.”
Sellers would make for an intriguing pairing with Fields in 2026 based on Wilson’s scouting report, because “consistency” has been the fatal flaw with Fields over the years, along with his ability to play on time and threaten the defense downfield. Sellers had over 2,500 passing yards to go with 674 rush yards in 2024, so if Glenn is seeking a physical, run-pass threat at quarterback, a move like this would make sense.
The best-case scenario for the Jets? Fields enjoys a breakout season and the team can start building around its young offensive core in 2026. Recent history, however, suggests that New York’s experiment with Fields will be short-lived.
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