The New York Jets’ tight end room is wide open.
The presumptive starter is a second-round rookie, Mason Taylor. One of the top candidates to win the TE2 role is a fourth-year player who has yet to score an NFL touchdown, Jeremy Ruckert. Even a fullback could end up being the Jets’ quasi-TE2.
That leaves a golden opportunity for a 26-year-old player who was starting at quarterback as recently as his third college season: Stone Smartt.
A former quarterback for Northern Arizona, Riverside City, and Old Dominion, Smartt converted to tight end in his fifth college season.