The Tiger Takeover is alive and well, and now it’s storming New York City. Clemson’s orange is about to shine bright in the Big Apple.
Nobody saw this coming: the New York Jets jumped up the draft board in round four to grab Clemson’s own Cade Klubnik at No. 110 overall. The Jets weren’t about to let the most prolific Tiger quarterback in recent memory slip away, sending picks 128 and 140 to Cincinnati just to make sure Klubnik would be wearing green and white.
That makes six Tigers off the board in this draft, as Klubnik joins a loaded Clemson class featuring Blake Miller, Peter Woods, T.J. Parker, Avieon Terrell, and Antonio Williams. Talk about a pipeline to the pros.
A Statistical Titan Heads to MetLife
Forget what the national talking heads say about Klubnik’s up-and-down 2025. The Jets saw what Dabo and every Clemson fan already knew: Cade’s got first-round arm talent and the kind of leadership you build a program around. He leaves Tigertown as a legend, rewriting the record books along the way:
- All-time leader in pass completions (916) and attempts (1,432).
- One of just four Clemson quarterbacks ever to top 11,000 yards of total offense.
- Proven winner: 26-14 as a starter and a two-time MVP in the ACC title game.
The "Low Risk/High Reward" Gamble
The Jets are rebuilding from the ground up with Aaron Glenn at the helm, and they need a young gun to learn behind Geno Smith. Some NFL folks, like David Hale from ESPN, think New York is the perfect place for Klubnik to prove he’s more than just an RPO guy.
“Cade to the Jets in Round 4 strikes me as a low risk/high reward play,” Hale noted. “He’s a smart dude w/ 1st rd arm talent. Certainly a path to playing time in NY too.”
Cade Klubnik to the Jets in Round 4 strikes me as a low risk/high reward play. I think some of Cade’s biggest issues decision making in RPO scheme that’s less prominent in NFL. He’s a smart dude w/1st rd arm talent. Certainly a path to playing time in NY too.
— 💫🅰️♈️🆔 (@ADavidHaleJoint) April 25, 2026
With Frank Reich and Bill Musgrave coaching him up, Klubnik gets to fine-tune his rhythm passing without the weight of starting right away. The Jets went 3-14 last year and couldn’t buy a turnover, so they’re betting big on Cade’s smarts and quick-twitch athleticism to jumpstart their future.
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