Jets add 'playmaker' Jordan Travis to QB room as 5th-round pick - ESPN

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Former Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis wiped away a tear at the start of his video conference with reporters, overcome with emotion after being selected in the fifth round by the New York Jets on Saturday.

«This is a freaking dream come true,» Travis said. «I mean, it still hasn't hit me yet. My emotions are kind of everywhere right now.»

Travis, whose promising 2023 season ended with a gruesome left ankle fracture last November, can restart his career on a quarterback depth chart that includes future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers and seasoned backup Tyrod Taylor. Travis was the eighth quarterback selected, the first Florida State quarterback since Jameis Winston went No. 1 overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015.

The Jets were looking for a developmental quarterback after trading Zach Wilson, the No. 2 pick in 2021, to the Denver Broncos on Monday. General manager Joe Douglas said before the draft that his goal is to turn the Jets into a «quarterback factory,» strongly hinting that he would pick a quarterback.

«I can't wait to meet Aaron and Tyrod, just pick their brains every single day, see how they treat their teammates, how they carry themselves off the field, on the field, and just learn little things,» Travis said. «Man, I freaking can't wait.

»I love watching Aaron Rodgers, ever since I was a little boy," he added. «I mean, he's one of my brother's favorite quarterbacks, so I've always watched him. To have an opportunity to go work with him and just learn from him is such a blessing.»

Later in the fifth round, five picks after Travis, the Jets made history by becoming the first team to select a player from the CFL, former Toronto Argonauts cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers.

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