Geno Smith’s career came full circle this year when the former Raider and Seahawk signed a one-year deal to return to the Jets – the team that drafted him back in 2013.
But Smith, who will turn 36 during the 2026 season, is not the long-term quarterback solution Jets fans are pining for. And since the Jets used their first-round pick to set up David Bailey’s contract for the next five years, it looks like the Jets are still in stopgap mode as they tread water near the bottom of the AFC.
The one player who could flip the table and establish a new status quo? That would be former Clemson quarterback and third-round pick Cade Klubnik, who joins the Jets as a potential quarterback of the future.
Cade Klubnik Contract
Cade Klunik signed a four-year deal worth $5,598,676.
As a third-round pick, Klubnik’s only guaranteed money in the contract is the signing bonus he received.
Cade Klubnik Signing Bonus
Upon signing his rookie deal, Cade Klubnik received a signing bonus of $1,218,676.
Cade Klubnik Salary
Cade Klubnik will make about $2.1 million off his NFL contract in 2026.
More than half of that is his signing bonus. The rest is his $885,000 base salary, which is the rookie minimum for NFL salaries.
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