Arch Manning may be one of the biggest names in the 2027 NFL Draft conversation, but the New York Jets’ path to him has never been simple. They need a quarterback, they’re armed with three first-round picks in that draft, and the idea of taking a college signal caller feels like a matter of when, not if. The harder question has always been whether Manning would even want to land there.
That concern got a little quieter this week.
Eli Manning, speaking on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take, was asked about the possibility of his nephew ending up with the Jets. His answer was pretty direct:
"There’s two ways I look at this. For purely selfish reasons, I wouldn’t mind if he went to the Jets, just because I live right there, I could go to games, I could have dinner with him during the week a little bit. I think it’d be great for him to have some family nearby, so I wouldn’t mind him going to the Jets, being up in New York...that’s just my selfish reasons and I think he could help them."
That doesn’t sound like a family shutting the door on New York. If anything, it points the other way. Eli’s comments line up with what has already been reported about Arch and his camp being open to the Jets as a destination, something longtime New York sports reporter Gary Myers also suggested in February.
That matters because the Jets have long carried the kind of reputation quarterbacks would rather sidestep. More recently, some analysts even pointed to that perception when discussing why Oregon’s Dante Moore returned to college for another season despite being the odds-on favorite to go No. 2 overall this past April.
But the picture around New York seems to be changing. With young offensive talent in place and a promising offensive line, the Jets are starting to look more attractive to quarterback prospects. And based on Eli Manning’s remarks, the Manning family appears to see it that way too.
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