The jersey number a rookie chooses, at times, is insignificant — their eventual performance on the field trumps all.
Regardless, it’s something that interests fans, including those of the New York Jets.
With the offseason program commencing, a number of the Jets’ 2021 draftees (four of the ten, to be exact), have made decisions on the numbers they’ll be wearing for the upcoming season and potentially beyond.
Quarterback Zach Wilson (first round, second overall) will wear No. 2, offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker (first round, 14th overall) will wear No. 75, and wide receiver Elijah Moore (second round, 34th overall) will rock No.