Jets Superfan Chris Rock Recruits Star QB: 'That's What We Want'

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USC QB Caleb Williams reacting in the middle of a college football game.

The New York Jets received some help from the most unlikely of places.

Longtime comedian, actor, and filmmaker Chris Rock put on his recruiting shoes for Gang Green when speaking to a highly touted quarterback prospect.

Following USC’s home opener in basketball, Rock met up with quarterback Caleb Williams and pleaded with him to join the Jets.

“Who you want? The Jets, that’s who you want! The Jets so bad. You want the Jets. You don’t want Chicago, you wanna go to the Jets. You don’t wanna go to the Redskins, you wanna go to the Jets. There is no place you’d rather play than the Jets. Where do you want to live? You want to live in New York,” Rock explained.

During Rock’s pitch, Williams responded, “J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!”

Rock’s Jets Plea Was Entertaining, but Likely Won’t Be Successful

Shortly after Rock was born his family moved to Brooklyn, New York where he became a die-hard Jets fan. A Williams-Gang Green connection is fun to dream about but is unlikely to become a reality.

The green and white are 4-4 through the first nine weeks of the season. If the 2024 NFL draft started today, the Jets would hold the No. 16 overall pick, per Tankathon.

According to Vegas Insider, Williams is the current betting favorite to be the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft (-500).

In other words, the only way the Jets would have a chance at Williams would be by trading up to acquire the top pick.

The USC product is having a spectacular season this year. He has a 28 touchdown to 4 interception ratio, has completed 69.2 percent of his passes, and has thrown for 2,958 passing yards.

This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.

Paul A. Esden Jr. covers the New York Jets for Heavy.com. A New York native, he is also the official PA voice of the Syracuse Strong Football Club and co-hosts Cumulus Media’s morning show, “The Manchild Show with Boy Green.” Before joining Heavy in 2021, Esden Jr. covered both national and New York sports for FanSided, Elite Sports NY and The Score 1260. More about Paul A. Esden Jr.

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