Zack Rosenblatt·
The Jets are, purposefully, putting a lot on Klubnik’s plate right now.
It’s the perfect time to do it, before the veterans join the fray. The only other quarterback at rookie camp is Tulane’s Jake Retzlaff, a tryout player. Klubnik got the majority of the reps in the 11-on-11 drills reporters were present for at the start of practice. He seemed to be empowered to make changes at the line of scrimmage based on what he was seeing, and he spoke with Reich after every play. These drills are very low-effort this time of year, with defensive players jogging and often not interfering with the play, even if the ball flies right in front of them. I note that before I note this: I only counted two incompletions among the passes I saw, with a few others that would have been broken up in a full-speed setting. Klubnik’s best pass was a sideline throw to UDFA wideout Malik McClain from Arizona State, a throw on the move on which McClain made a nice catch.