Veteran QB whose 2022 Comeback Player of the Year season relaunched a career many had given up on.
Geno Smith spent five years as a journeyman before Seattle gave him a starting job in 2022. He won Comeback Player of the Year, made the Pro Bowl twice, and earned big contracts. He sits in New York now, on the Jets, after a 2025 trade that closed out his Seahawks run.
Path to the league
West Virginia All-American who was the second QB taken in the 2013 draft. Jets gave him 30 starts across two seasons before benching him. Spent time as a backup with the Giants, Chargers and Seahawks. Took over in Seattle when Russell Wilson was traded to Denver in 2022.
Career highlights
2022 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. 2x Pro Bowler (2022, 2023). 2022 NFL completion percentage leader (69.8). Led the NFL in completion percentage as a 32-year-old in his first year as a full-time starter, a career arc with few parallels.
2025 season and trade
Played for the Raiders in 2025 (3,475 yards, 21 TDs, 13 INTs in 16 games) before a 2026 offseason trade landed him with the Jets. New York is rebuilding the QB room behind Justin Fields with Geno as the proven veteran. Year 13 of his NFL career, year three of his starting prime.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Geno Smith
- Pro Football Reference: Geno Smith
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
15 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | raiders | 15 | 302 | 448 | 3,025 | 19 | 17 | 84.7 | 34.1 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 17 | 407 | 578 | 4,320 | 21 | 15 | 93.2 | 50.4 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 15 | 323 | 499 | 3,624 | 20 | 9 | 92.1 | 60.3 |
| 2022 | seahawks | 17 | 399 | 572 | 4,282 | 30 | 11 | 100.9 | 62.8 |
| 2021 | seahawks | 4 | 65 | 95 | 702 | 5 | 1 | 103.0 | 51.8 |
| 2020 | seahawks | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 94.2 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | chargers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | giants | 2 | 21 | 36 | 212 | 1 | 0 | 84.5 | 39.8 |
| 2016 | jets | 2 | 8 | 14 | 126 | 1 | 1 | 81.3 | 26.2 |
| 2015 | jets | 1 | 27 | 42 | 265 | 2 | 1 | 87.9 | 56.9 |
| 2014 | jets | 14 | 219 | 367 | 2,525 | 13 | 13 | 77.5 | 45.8 |
| 2013 | jets | 16 | 247 | 443 | 3,046 | 12 | 21 | 66.5 | 41.0 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | raiders | 15 | 41 | 109 | 2.7 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 17 | 53 | 272 | 5.1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 15 | 37 | 155 | 4.2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | seahawks | 17 | 68 | 366 | 5.4 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | seahawks | 4 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | seahawks | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | chargers | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | giants | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2016 | jets | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | jets | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2014 | jets | 14 | 59 | 238 | 4.0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2013 | jets | 16 | 72 | 366 | 5.1 | 6 | 32 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- West Virginia
- Hometown
- Miami, FL, USA
- Age
- 35
- Status
- active
Latest news about Geno Smith
All news →Jets Rout Steelers 17-0 in Preseason Week 2
New York Jets 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 0 at Acrisure Stadium. Cade Klubnik went 10 of 14 for 75 yards.
Jets' Geno Smith Scratched With Sore Ankle, Rookie Klubnik Steps In
Coach Aaron Glenn called the decision precautionary and said Smith is day-to-day, as undrafted rookie Cade Klubnik led two scoring drives in a 24-16 loss to Tampa Bay.
Where Cade Klubnik Stands as Jets Training Camp Nears
The fourth-round pick out of Clemson impressed this spring before back tightness cut his June short. With camp opening July 29, the rookie is fighting for the No. 2 job behind Geno Smith.
The Jets Are Rebuilding Their Secondary Without Sauce Gardner
New York traded away the highest-paid cornerback in football, and now Aaron Glenn's defense is being remade around new faces and a very different plan.
Police Say Geno Smith Investigation Is Active After Battery Accusation
Davie, Florida police say a battery accusation against the Jets quarterback is being looked into by detectives. No arrest has been made and no charges have been filed.
Garrett Wilson on Frank Reich's offense: 'one of the offenses I'm going to look back on and love the most'
The Jets' star receiver is on his fourth offense in five years. At OTAs he gave Frank Reich's system a full endorsement, calling it player- and receiver-empowering.
