The New York Jets will be in a Super Bowl or bust mentality as long as Aaron Rodgers remains QB1. They have spent the 2024 off-season upgrading the team (and protection) around Rodgers as much as possible.
The Jets hope Rodgers plays for another 3-4 seasons, at least. If that is the case, he might have an electric wide receiver to throw to for years.
The New York Jets Could Add Extremely Fast Wide Receiver
The 33rd Team released a mock draft for 2025, and they had the Jets taking Evan Stewart out of Oregon:
19. New York Jets
Selection: Evan Stewart, WR, Oregon
Lightning-quick, sure-handed, and explosive downfield, Evan Stewart fits where the NFL is with its playmakers. He can immediately step in and complement Garrett Wilson’s more acrobatic style.
The New York Jets could also be a quarterback landing spot if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t produce as expected or retires after the season.
Below is Evan Stewart’s draft profile from the Pro Football Network:
Entering the 2025 NFL Draft cycle, Stewart grades out as a top-64 prospect who could ascend into the first round with a good year at Oregon. Stewart may be lighter than average, but he has the athleticism, separation instincts, and hands to be a star.
Injuries and inconsistent quarterback play have diluted Stewart’s production to this point, but the former five-star recruit is bristling with upside. And in two of the most important categories for WR play — separation and catch conversion — he passes with flying colors.
Athletically, Stewart is a supercharged mover whose explosiveness and speed are only surpassed by his electric lateral mobility and effervescent foot speed. Stewart can weaponize his quickness and burst as a separator, and it makes him a potent RAC threat as well.
Stewart is only 175 pounds, but that doesn’t stop him as a catch-point threat. More often than not, he’s able to compete in tight situations with his length and body control, and he has the hand-eye coordination and hand technique to compete in any situation.
Stewart’s high-energy athleticism can yield wasted motion at times in the separation phase, and he’s still fleshing out his release package. Additionally, Stewart’s quickness does come at the cost of lacking physicality, contact balance, and run-blocking utility.
Having said all this, Stewart has proven he can be a weapon both on the boundary and in the slot, and he can be schemed touches. As a dynamic movement-Z receiver with three-level proficiency, Stewart has impact starter potential.
The Jets will need to add as many weapons as possible around Rodgers to keep him in town. He has made it clear he has no intentions of being part of a rebuild at this point in his career. It will be interesting to see what their wide receiving group looks like in a few years.