Malik Willis is shaping up to be one of the most coveted quarterbacks available in free agency.
The Green Bay Packers pending free agent managed to revive his career over the past two campaigns while serving as Jordan Love's backup, which should lead to him getting a starting opportunity somewhere in 2026.
ESPN's Aaron Schatz has made his prediction for where he thinks Willis will land and that prediction has Willis going to the New York Jets.
Here's what Schatz said:
Yes, it was a small sample size with just one start and four total games played, but Willis had a phenomenal 93.1 QBR for the Packers in 2025. And he had an impressive 77.3 QBR in two starts the season before.
Willis is going to sign somewhere to start, and the Jets need a new quarterback. Justin Fields didn't work out, and Fernando Mendoza seems to be the only QB prospect worthy of the first-round pick in April. It's unlikely Mendoza falls past Las Vegas at No. 1 overall.
The Jets signed Justin Fields to be their starter in 2025, but he struggled en route to getting benched. The expectation is New York will cut Fields as a result.
New York would likely prefer to draft a quarterback, but the class isn't good this year and there may not be anyone worthy of the Jets' No. 2 overall pick.
Willis isn't a proven starter in this league yet, but he showed enough to warrant a look from quarterback-needy teams. At 26, Willis is still young enough to be the Jets' long-term solution if he pans out.
Spotrac projects a two-year, $71 million contract for Willis, a price tag the Jets can afford with $91 million in cap space this offseason.
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