Hall of Famer Young says Jets have ‘committed’ to BYU star QB Wilson
NEW YORK — Steve Young says the Jets are all-in on BYU’s Zach Wilson.
The Hall of Fame quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers — who himself was a star QB for the Cougars in the 1980s — revealed captivating insight this weekregardingWilson andthethinkingofboththe Jets and the 49ers ahead of the NFLDraft.
Young was asked on San Francisco’s KNBR690AM radio’s “Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks” podcast on Wednesday about what he expects from Wilson in his first year in the NFL.
“There’s no question in my mind that if, if they (49ers) can figure out how to get Zach, that’s their number one first choice. I just don’t know how to get it done. The Jets have committed to Zach and recruited the family. I don’t knowhowthatgetsundone, but a lot could happen,” Youngsaid. “Speaking with some of the coaches and for the Jets, they’re pretty committed to Zach.”
TheWilson-to-Jets train keeps picking upsteamand it seemslikely hewill bethe No. 2pickwhentheJetsare on the clock on April 29.
The 49ers jumped up to No. 3 overall in the draft in a blockbuster deal with the Dolphins last month. The 49ers moved up from No. 12 to target a quarterback, giving up a 2021 thirdround pick and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, per ESPN’s AdamSchefter.
Could things change? Sure, in the 2020 NFL Draft, it seemed the Dolphins weresetondrafting Justin Herbert with the
No. 5 overall pick. Thenthe Fins selected Tua Tagovailoa. They might regret that selection after Herbert — selected onepicklater by the Chargers — broke NFL rookie quarterback records last season, but time will tell.
Could the Jets do something similar where the buzz is Wilson and then they draft Ohio State’s Justin Fields? Possibly. Never say never. But at this point, don’t bet onit. Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and the smoke is screaming Wilson.
Darnold trade buzz: The only reason why Sam Darnold is still on the Jets at this point is because the offers that GM Joe Douglas hasreceived aren’t satisfactory. If a team offered an early draft pick, Darnold would already be gone.
On Thursday, NBC Sports’ Dan Patrick addressed the ripple effects of the 49ers-Dolphins blockbuster trade. Patrick also included a nugget about a team that could potentially be interested in Darnold.
“Now, Carolina is a team that still wants to move up. ... Denver has wanted to move up,” Patrick said on the “Dan Patrick Show.” “But if they can’t then what do you do? If the Niners couldn’t move up, they were interested in Sam Darnold. And I asked my source, ‘OKknowing what you knowwiththe Jets and Zach Wilson, what do the Jets do?’ And my source said, ‘The Jets are hoping for a second-round pick for SamDarnold. They’ll settle for a third, and my guess is Carolina, if they aren’t able to move up, they would be interested in Sam Darnold.’ ”