Jets, Picking Geno Smith, Are Talk of the Town Again Minutes before the Jets drafted West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith on Friday night with the 39th pick, the NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock exclaimed that he didn't believe Smith would land in New York because he's perhaps not a franchise quarterback and it would create "a circus." He's right about at least one of those claims. Whether or not Tim Tebow remains on the team in 2013, the Jets are once again going to be the talk of the town. In Smith, the Jets are getting a quarterback who posted jaw-dropping numbers in 2012: 71.1 percent completion rate, 8.1 yards per attempt, and a stunning 42-to-6 touchdown-to-interception differential. Nonetheless, while Smith won't be the highest-paid quarterback on the Jets" roster - that, of course, is Mark Sanchez - he may wind up as the starter. Extra point Did the Jets make the right pick?