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Zach Wilson Is a Risk Worth Taking for New York Jets

While the New York Jets have not turned in their draft card just yet, the consensus feeling is that they are poised to take Brigham Young quarterback Zach Wilson.

The Jets own the No. 2 selection, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence is expected to go No. 1 and 2018 first-round pick Sam Darnold has been jettisoned.

There's no such thing as a can't-miss draft prospect, and Wilson wasn't widely considered a top-two pick until relatively recently. However, the Jets feel comfortable penciling in a rookie as the starter in 2021.

"I don't think there's risk," new head coach Robert Saleh told reporters.